#Politics BREAKING from #CNN: #Trump campaign says the candidate is safe after shots fired in his vicinty at Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/donald-trump-safe-shots/index.html
Law enforcement sources tell CNN that shots were fired from a tree line in #Trump 's vicinity. Secret Service returned fire. An AK-47 style weapon was found, along with a backpack and a Go Pro camera. A vehicle matching the description of one seen in the area has been detained with the driver.
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The FBI said Sunday it is responding to West Palm Beach, Florida, and “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of former President Donald #Trump.
A suspect has been detained by local police after shots were fired at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach.
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A witness saw the suspect later detained in the security incident near former President Donald #Trump run from the bushes and took a picture of his vehicle that led to the suspect’s apprehension, according to the Palm Beach County sheriff ...
Authorities were able to get a hit on the vehicle and alerted the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, which detained the suspect. The witness was able to then identify the man.
#Politics Update from #Newsweek on alleged #Trump would-be shooter:
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"... Routh's social media accounts have focused on his 'self-proclaimed involvement' in the war in #Ukraine, including his supposed effort to recruit soldiers to fight in the conflict. Routh also claimed to have fought in Ukraine as it continues to hold off Russia's invasion ... Routh has been living in Hawaii and was formerly a construction worker in North Carolina."
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suspect-shooting-assassination-attempt-west-palm-beach-1954191
#Politics Update on alleged would-be #Trump assassin Ryan Routh, from #CNN:
* Self-published a book with his views on #Ukraine and other global hotspots.
* Travelled to Ukraine after #Russia invaded. Tried to enlist in Ukraine Legion but was turned away.
* Supported Trump at one time, now views him as a threat, voted in NC Democratic primary.
* Arrested in 2002 after barricading himself with a firearm. Doesn't pay his taxes.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-election-09-15-24/index.html
#Politics Update on alleged would-be #Trump assassin, from #WaPo:
* Self-published his 300-page manifesto on Amazon. (Available for $2.99!)
* Supported Trump until he ended #Iran deal, wrote that he wanted people to "assassinate Trump as well as me for that error in judgment and the dismantling of the deal."
(Confessed in writing ahead of time.)
* Ran a GoFundMe account with his fiancée claiming it was to buy drones and other materiel for #Ukraine.
#Politics From #MiamiHerald:
#Florida governor #DeSantis says he'll launch his own investigation into #Trump assassination attempt.
(No jurisdiction, good luck with that.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article292550314.html
From #DOJ: Press release on arraignment and initial charges filed against would-be #Trump assassination suspect. The webpage has a link to the criminal complaint PDF.
This is just an initial charge to justify detaining him. More charges will be filed as the investigation continues, e.g. attempted murder if he confesses to it.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/suspect-trump-international-golf-course-charged-firearms-offenses
#Politics From #FloridaToday:
Contrary to #DeSantis claims that #Florida will conduct its own investigation, a state attorney said this afternoon that federal authorities have taken over the #Trump attempted assassination case.
DeSantis has been known to fire state attorneys who show him up, so let's see if David Aronberg is made to walk the plank.
@WordsmithFL Don't need jurisdiction for a dog and pony show.
Well, if DeSantis wants to have state police running all over TFG's golf course so that members can't golf there anymore, I guess that's fine.
#Politics Update from #DailyBeast on alleged #Trump would-be shooter:
"Secret Service agents confronted and shot at the would-be shooter after noticing a rifle barrel sticking out of a nearby chain link fence just one hole ahead of the former president as he played a round with real estate developer Steve Witkoff on Sunday afternoon.
"He was roughly 300-500 feet away from Trump, authorities revealed at a press conference following the incident."
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/who-is-alleged-trump-golf-course-gunman-ryan-wesley-routh