GET THE APP
Saturday, April 19, 2025

Tag: Assassination

trump gaetz
September 19, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
NatSec

Rep. Matt Gaetz: 5 Assassination Teams Currently Targeting Trump.

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says he was informed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official shortly before the second assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump on September 15 that there are at least five teams of assassins in the country targeting Trump. Among the five groups, three are said to be inspired by or acting on behalf of foreign governments—with one likely being Iran. The other two are domestic plots by presumably political radicals.

“I had a senior official from the Department of Homeland Security in my office before the second assassination attempt, saying that what he has assessed is that there are five known assassination teams in the United States, three inspired by other governments, two that are here, that are known domestic assassination teams,” the Florida Congressman told “Human Events Daily.”

Gaetz continued: “And with that, this individual was coming to me, concerned that the force protection around President Trump, even prior to that second assassination attempt, was not sufficient for what it needed to be, and the coordination at that level, at the dignitary protection level, is like the bare minimum that we have to do to keep our presidents, our presidential candidates, safe while they’re on the trail.”

DHS PULLED AGENTS DESPITE THREATS.

The Congressman goes on to raise the question as to why, if the DHS is aware of these plots, it cleared decisions to pull specific protective details off of Trump’s security team and redirect them to other protectees such as First Lady Jill Biden. He notes that the threat envelope around the Democrat First Lady was much lower than that around Trump in the lead-up to the first assassination attempt during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Two rallygoers were injured when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire as former President Trump spoke, and another was killed. Trump, meanwhile, was struck in the ear after turning his head at the last moment, avoiding a certainly fatal wound.

WATCH:

show less
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says he was informed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official shortly before the second assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump on September 15 that there are at least five teams of assassins in the country targeting Trump. Among the five groups, three are said to be inspired by or acting on behalf of foreign governments—with one likely being Iran. The other two are domestic plots by presumably political radicals. show more
FBI
September 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
News

Whistleblower Says Fed Leading Assassination Probe Is ‘Vocally Anti-Trump.’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent probing the assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump in Florida allegedly has a history of anti-Trump rhetoric. Last year, whistleblowers told Congress that Special Agent Jeffrey Veltri, who heads the Miami bureau leading the investigation, is “adamantly and vocally anti-Trump.”

“[FBI Director Christopher] Wray, [Deputy Director Paul] Abbate, and [Executive Assistant Director Jennifer] Moore wanted to ensure that Veltri appeared non-political, [so] Veltri was ordered to remove all of his Facebook and Social media posts that were anti-Trump,” the whistleblower told the House Judiciary Committee as Veltri was being promoted to head the Miami bureau—which covers the former president’s home. The whistleblower also says Veltri moved to suspend the security clearance of any agent he deemed to be a “right-wing radical.”

While the FBI denied these allegations as “demonstrably false” at the time, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expressing broader misgivings about the federal government handling the assassination probe.

“In my judgment, it’s not in the best interest of our state or our nation to have the same federal agencies that are seeking to prosecute Donald Trump leading this investigation,” said the America First leader’s former rival. In DeSantis’s estimation, assassination suspect Ryan Routh‘s “most serious, straightforward [alleged] offense” is attempted murder, which is a crime under state rather than federal law. State law enforcement has been directed to investigate accordingly.

show less
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent probing the assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump in Florida allegedly has a history of anti-Trump rhetoric. Last year, whistleblowers told Congress that Special Agent Jeffrey Veltri, who heads the Miami bureau leading the investigation, is “adamantly and vocally anti-Trump.” show more
September 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Media

Failed Trump Shooter Ryan Routh Was Introduced to Journalists By Ukraine’s Foreign Legion.

A Russian-born, pro-Ukraine journalist has revealed that members of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion introduced her to the would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump and admits she overlooked several red flags and inconsistencies because they both supported Ukraine.

Tanya Lukyanova, born in Moscow, interviewed Ryan Routh in March 2023 for Semafor, labeling him “head of the International Volunteer Center in Ukraine,” and noted that he claimed to have partners meeting weekly with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.

Lukyanova states that “a source inside Ukraine’s foreign legion” introduced her to Routh, a 58-year-old former roofing contractor originally from North Carolina. She adds that despite neither speaking Russian nor Ukrainian, “[j]ournalists, activists, and policymakers saw him as a credible figure.”

The journalist, who has covered Ukraine’s war with Russia for The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Semafor, admits she took Routh seriously because he “got things done” and aggressively supported the Ukrainian war effort against Russia, as did she.

In a frank admission, she notes that she failed to check Routh’s background and elevated him as a source because of their shared ideology, much like most modern corporate media journalists. The difference is Lukyanova is now willing to admit it:

“I thought he was doing good work: It was clear he cared deeply about Ukraine’s struggle. I am Russian—born and raised in Moscow—but I consider the Russian war against Ukraine an unjustified act of aggression. So did Ryan Routh. He also came recommended as one of the more capable foreign volunteers in the Ukraine effort—someone who got things done.”

“The story of Ryan Routh is a cautionary tale. Our increasing willingness to tolerate madness in the service of the causes with which we might agree risks obscuring the simple fact that the ‘right’ kind of crazy is still exactly that: crazy,” she adds.

A MEDIA SOURCE.

Several other corporate media outlets also published brief interviews with Routh, including the New York Times. Routh allegedly shared a message with the NYT reporter calling for an American foreign fighter in Ukraine to be shot. Despite this, the interview was published without mentioning the threatening remark.

Ryan Routh’s Ukraine ties are extensive, with Routh traveling to Kiev and attempting to recruit former Afghan soldiers fleeing the Taliban to fight the Russians. He also appeared briefly in a video published by the neo-Nazi Azov brigade in which he appeared as part of a protest in 2022.

A vocal Biden-Harris supporter, he was arrested on Sunday by Secret Service agents after allegedly intending to assassinate former President Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Image from Ryan Routh’s Now Defunct GoFundMe. 

show less
A Russian-born, pro-Ukraine journalist has revealed that members of Ukraine's Foreign Legion introduced her to the would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump and admits she overlooked several red flags and inconsistencies because they both supported Ukraine. show more
September 17, 2024
William Upton
News

Biden-Harris DHS Refused to Investigate Failed Trump Shooter After He Was Flagged by Border Agents Last Year.

The Biden-Harris government’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined a request for further investigation of Ryan Routh—the second would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump—after he was flagged by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when reentering the country from Ukraine in June 2023. Border agents interviewed Routh as a person of interest at the Honolulu airport last year, according to agency documents.

A memo filed by the CBP indicates border agents were aware that Routh had traveled to Poland in 2022 and to Turkey in 2023 and was suspected of having continued on to Ukraine. During his interview with CBP, the future would-be assassin claimed his travels were part of an effort to recruit over 100 foreign fighters from Afghanistan and other nations to fight against the Russian invasion.

“Subject is a USC who had traveled to Kiev, Ukraine for 3 months to help recruit Soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova, and Taiwan to fight in the Ukrainian war against Russia,” the border patrol agents’ interview notes read. They add: “Subject stated that he does not get paid for his recruiting efforts and all his work for the Ukrainian government is strictly volunteer work. Subject provided his recruiting business card (cards have been uploaded into the event) which lists his recruiting partners that he speaks with to recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Romanian, Pakistan, Syria, and Israel.”

The CBP memo also states that Routh was subsequently referred to the Biden-Harris DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit for further investigation. However, HSI declined the case.

In 2019, Routh—a convicted felon—was flagged by federal law enforcement over suspicions he illegally possessed a firearm. Meanwhile, in June 2022, a nurse who had encountered Routh in Ukraine notified CBP agents that he was potentially dangerous and exhibited bizarre and predatory behavior.

show less
The Biden-Harris government's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined a request for further investigation of Ryan Routh—the second would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump—after he was flagged by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when reentering the country from Ukraine in June 2023. Border agents interviewed Routh as a person of interest at the Honolulu airport last year, according to agency documents. show more
September 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Election 2024
World

The Failed Trump Assassin Appeared in a Ukrainian ‘Azov’ Video – Now They’re Trying to Distance Themselves.

The overtly neo-Nazi Azov Brigade has issued a statement denying any links to Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. However, Azov admits Routh attended one of their events in Ukraine.

The group released a statement on X (formerly Twitter) admitting that Routh appeared in a 2022 video at a protest in support of Azov forces, who were fighting in the city of Mariupol at the time.

“We would like to officially state that Ryan Wesley Routh has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection to Azov. The peaceful demonstration he attended was open and anyone could join it. He was caught on the video filmed by the protesters by accident,” Azov writes.

They add that any suggestion that Routh has a connection to their brigade or the Ukrainian armed forces is “Russian propaganda.”

However, both Routh’s social media and mainstream media reports show he was trying to recruit foreign fighters for the Ukrainian armed forces, mainly focusing on Afghans fleeing the Taliban.

A truck parked outside Routh’s home has been pictured sporting a large Biden-Harris bumper sticker. He has also made at least 19 donations to the Democrats through ActBlue and posed for a picture with major Democratic donor José Andrés.

show less
The overtly neo-Nazi Azov Brigade has issued a statement denying any links to Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. However, Azov admits Routh attended one of their events in Ukraine. show more
September 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec

Would-Be Trump Assassin Reported to Feds at Least Twice.

Ryan Routh, the 58-year-old Democrat who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a Florida golf club on Sunday, was reported to federal authorities at least twice. Most recently, a woman who worked as a nurse in Ukraine, to which Routh has deep ties, told U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers he was the most dangerous American she encountered in the Eastern European country.

In an hourlong interview with CBP officers at Dulles International Airport in June 2022, Chelsea Walsh presented a notebook with Routh at the top of a list of Americans known for “Overall Predatory Behavior (or antisocial traits)” in Ukraine.

“‘Of all the people on there, Ryan Routh should be number one,’” she told CBP. Routh was also the sole name on Walsh’s list of “People who have been arrested in Ukraine.”

The 58-year-old, who has a truck with a ‘Biden-Harris’ bumper sticker at his address and repeated Democratic talking points about Trump threatening democracy on social media, was also reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2019. Agents heard Routh was in possession of a firearm despite being a felon, but they simply referred the matter to local law enforcement and closed it.

Routh targeted Trump with a scoped SKS rifle—a firearm of Soviet origin rare in America but still common in Ukraine and other former Soviet Socialist Republics. The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) spotted Routh in a bush and shot at him before he could open fire, but did not hit him, allowing him to escape. Local law enforcement later took him into custody.

The USSS claims the would-be assassin never had a line of sight on Trump, although the former president does appear to have come within the effective range of the SKS when Routh was detected.

show less
Ryan Routh, the 58-year-old Democrat who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a Florida golf club on Sunday, was reported to federal authorities at least twice. Most recently, a woman who worked as a nurse in Ukraine, to which Routh has deep ties, told U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers he was the most dangerous American she encountered in the Eastern European country. show more
September 16, 2024
William Upton
NatSec
News

Whistleblowers: ‘Pattern of Negligence, Sloppiness, and Gross Incompetence’ By Secret Service.

A whistleblower report issued by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) reveals startling new allegations against the United States Secret Service (USSS) regarding the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The report is compiled from several individuals in federal law enforcement and the USSS who came forward and spoke with the Missouri Senator.

According to Senator Hawley, the “findings are highly damaging to the credibility of the Secret Service and DHS. They reveal a compounding pattern of negligence, sloppiness, and gross incompetence that goes back years, all of which culminated in an assassination attempt that came inches from succeeding.” The report states the USSS ignored offers by local law enforcement to deploy drone technology and alleges the USSS’s lead site agent for the Butler rally “was known to be incompetent.”

The whistleblowers claim that the USSS Counter Survailene Division failed to “perform a typical evaluation of the Butler site and was not present on the day of the rally.” Additionally, the whistleblowers allege that USSS intelligence units were not present at the Butler rally either.

LEAD AGENT A DEI HIRE?

Even more troubling, the report alleges that the “lead agent responsible for the entire Butler visit, including the rally, failed a key examination during their federal law enforcement training to become a Secret Service agent.” This allegation follows a disturbing pattern of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hires at the USSS, resulting in at least one incident involving a fight between Kamala Harris’s protective detail members.

The document confirms prior reporting by The National Pulse that agents were told any additional resource requests would be denied. “The Secret Service’s Office of Protective Operations-Manpower told agents in charge of security for the Butler rally not to request additional security resources because they would be denied,” Sen. Hawley’s report reads.

show less
A whistleblower report issued by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) reveals startling new allegations against the United States Secret Service (USSS) regarding the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The report is compiled from several individuals in federal law enforcement and the USSS who came forward and spoke with the Missouri Senator. show more
September 16, 2024
signed up for the pulse
Will Upton & Raheem Kassam
News

Trump Shooter Pictured With High-Profile Democrat Donor Who Was Honored by Pelosi THIS YEAR.

Failed Trump assassin Ryan Routh was photographed with Democrat megadonor and far-left celebrity chef José Andrés in a picture that emerged on Monday morning. The image, which features Andrés pointing at Routh with his arm around him, appears to have been taken in Kiev, Ukraine.

Andrés – himself a frequent Trump critic – owns several high-profile restaurants in Washington, D.C., and beyond. He was singled out for commendation by top Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi, earlier this year. He is a frequent financial contributor to Democratic politicians, including Pelosi, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and others.

Andrés is also the founder of the World Kitchen charity, which has supplied aid to Palestinians in Gaza. When World Kitchen aid workers were killed in an airstrike this year, Andrés organized a memorial service at Washington’s National Cathedral, which featured readings of an Islamic Hadith and excerpts of the Quran.

The chef and restauranteur also serves on the board of GOOD Meat, a company pioneering artificial meat production. Subsequently, Andrés has lobbied the U.S. Department of Agriculture for final approval of GOOD Meat’s products, which will be featured at one of his Washington, D.C.-based restaurants.

Hostility between Trump and Andrés stems from a contract dispute from nearly a decade ago. The restauranteur pulled out of a deal to operate a restaurant in the then-Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., following Trump’s criticism of illegal immigration from Mexico. A lawsuit brought by the Trump Organization against Andrés was eventually settled on mutual terms in 2017. After Trump sold the hotel for a large profit, Andrés opened a location of ‘The Bazaar’ inside. The hotel is now failing.

show less
Failed Trump assassin Ryan Routh was photographed with Democrat megadonor and far-left celebrity chef José Andrés in a picture that emerged on Monday morning. The image, which features Andrés pointing at Routh with his arm around him, appears to have been taken in Kiev, Ukraine. show more
Purchased by The National Pulse
September 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
News

Trump Says Would-Be Assassin Acted on ‘Highly Inflammatory’ Rhetoric of Biden and Harris.

Former President Donald J. Trump says the latest man to try to assassinate him “believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it.” Ryan Routh, suspected of lying in wait for the America First leader with an AK-47-style rifle at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, is a Democrat donor and regurgitated Biden and Harris’s rhetoric about the former president being a threat to democracy on social media. Pictures also show a truck at his address sported a ‘Biden-Harris’ sticker.

“Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country, both from the inside and out,” Trump said of the Democratic president and his deputy.

He highlighted comments from the pair casting him as a “threat to democracy” and themselves as “unity” leaders.

“They are the opposite. These are people that want to destroy our country,” Trump said, explaining: “It is called the enemy from within. They are the real threat.”

During the debate between Trump and Harris, the Vice President claimed there would be no “guardrails” restraining Trump if he is reelected and that “It’s up to the American people to stop him.”

“These are the things that dangerous fools like the shooter listen to. That is the rhetoric they listen to, and the same with the first one,” Trump said, referring to Thomas Crooks, who shot him through the ear in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“They use highly inflammatory language,” he added.

show less
Former President Donald J. Trump says the latest man to try to assassinate him "believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it." Ryan Routh, suspected of lying in wait for the America First leader with an AK-47-style rifle at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, is a Democrat donor and regurgitated Biden and Harris's rhetoric about the former president being a threat to democracy on social media. Pictures also show a truck at his address sported a 'Biden-Harris' sticker. show more
September 16, 2024
William Upton
News
Politics

Son of Assassination Suspect Says Father ‘Hates Trump,’ Suggests He ‘Wants to Be a Martyr.’

The son of the would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump says his Democrat donor father “wants to be a martyr to how broken and disassociated the process has become from the real problems and practical solutions, then that’s his choice.” Oran Routh, the son of Ryan Routh, also echoed his father’s hatred for the former president, stating that he “hates Trump like every reasonable person does.” Oran Routh added: “I don’t like Trump either.”

Yesterday, Ryan Routh, 58, attempted to assassinate former President Trump while he played a round of golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“He’s my dad and all he’s had is couple traffic tickets, as far as I know. That’s crazy. I know my dad and love my dad, but that’s nothing like him,” Oran Routh said. The son of the would-be assassin added that he knew his father was traveling but did not realize he was in Florida: “He said he was at the beach, but I thought that meant the outer banks in Hawaii. I didn’t ask him for more information because we’ve had a falling out. We’ve grown apart.”

Disturbingly, Oran Routh appeared to defend his father’s alleged actions He said, “‘I hate this game every four years and think that we all do, and if my father wants to be a martyr to how broken and disassociated the process has become from the real problems and practical solutions, then that’s his choice.”

The National Pulse previously reported that Ryan Routh appears to have extensive ties to efforts aimed at recruiting foreign soldiers to fight for Ukraine. Additionally, the would-be assassin has expressed his support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

show less
The son of the would-be assassin of former President Donald J. Trump says his Democrat donor father "wants to be a martyr to how broken and disassociated the process has become from the real problems and practical solutions, then that's his choice." Oran Routh, the son of Ryan Routh, also echoed his father's hatred for the former president, stating that he "hates Trump like every reasonable person does." Oran Routh added: "I don't like Trump either." show more