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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.

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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.

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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
September 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Failed Trump Assassin Has ‘Biden-Harris’ Bumper Sticker on Truck Outside His Home.

A truck at the home of Ryan Routh, the suspect in the latest assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump, sports a ‘Biden-Harris’ bumper sticker. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show Routh made over 19 donations to the Democratic Party in 2019 and 2020, and an X (formerly Twitter) account associated with him interacted with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and repeated their strong anti-Trump rhetoric.

The truck sports a ‘Camp Box’ sticker, matching the name and address of a Hawaii business associated with Routh on his LinkedIn page. It can be seen in the background of a video shot by the Associated Press (AP), interviewing one of Routh’s neighbors.

The neighbor, identified as Christopher Tam, says their interactions with Routh were “very welcoming and kind,” and that the 58-year-old sometimes helped look after his wife during work absences. However, a former neighbor of Routh at a previous address in Greensboro, North Carolina, told FOX8 that “a lot of people were afraid of him back in the day.”

She said she would not have expected Routh to be involved in an assassination plot, however, explaining, “I didn’t think he would go that far. I knew he was a little cuckoo, but assassinating the President?”

Reports indicate Routh made it within 300 yards of President Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, armed with a scoped AK-47-style rifle. The effective range of the AK-47 is around 380 yards.

Secret Service agents opened fire on Routh after spotting him in a bush but did not strike him. He was able to escape in a nearby car. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office later found him and took him into custody.

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A truck at the home of Ryan Routh, the suspect in the latest assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump, sports a 'Biden-Harris' bumper sticker. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show Routh made over 19 donations to the Democratic Party in 2019 and 2020, and an X (formerly Twitter) account associated with him interacted with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and repeated their strong anti-Trump rhetoric. show more
September 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
News

Trump’s Latest Would-Be Assassin Donated to Democrats at Least 19 Times.

Ryan Routh, the suspect in the latest attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has donated to Democratic Party funding platform ActBlue at least 19 times, per Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The string of small donations, starting in 2019, total over $140.

Reports suggest Routh made it within around 300 yards of the America First leader with a scoped AK-47-style rifle—and a GoPro video camera—before U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agents spotted him taking aim from some bushes. The AK-47’s effective range is around 380 yards, meaning that the USSS may have once again put the former president in a situation where only the incompetence of his attempted killer saved his life.

USSS agents opened fire on Routh but did not hit him, and he was able to flee the scene, getting into a black car and making his escape. It was the Martin County Sheriff’s Office that eventually took Routh into custody after receiving a picture of the getaway vehicle taken by an eyewitness.

Comments on social media attributed to Routh contain rhetoric identical to that of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, suggesting Trump will put an end to democracy if he returns to the White House, raising questions about the extent to which Democrat rhetoric inspired the attack.

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Ryan Routh, the suspect in the latest attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has donated to Democratic Party funding platform ActBlue at least 19 times, per Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The string of small donations, starting in 2019, total over $140. show more
September 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
News
TECH

‘Democracy Is on the Ballot!’—Would-Be Trump Assassin Repeated Kamala’s Anti-Trump Rhetoric.

The man named by law enforcement sources as Donald Trump’s latest would-be assassin repeated rhetoric from Kamala Harris and Joe Biden claiming the America First leader is an existential threat to democracy, raising questions about the extent to which they inspired him. An X (formerly Twitter account) linked to suspect Ryan Routh, 58, posted in April: “DEMOCRACY is on the ballot, and we cannot lose. We cannot afford to fail.”

Both Biden and his vice president have been suggesting that Trump will end democracy if reelected for months. Harris posted that “Democracy is on the ballot” on July 2, alongside a picture of Trump with a misleading caption about him vowing to “be a dictator on day one.”

She made similar or identical claims on July 11, July 6, and June 21, adding, “[Democracy] is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it.”

In their recent debate, Harris escalated her anti-Trump rhetoric to a fever pitch, saying: “[U]nderstand the context in which this election in 2024 is taking place. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the former president would essentially be immune from any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again… Understand what it would mean if Donald Trump were back in the White House with no guardrails. Because certainly, we know now the court won’t stop him. We know J.D. Vance is not going to stop him. It’s up to the American people to stop him.”

Trump responded, “I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me,” referring to the previous attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“They talk about democracy; I’m a ‘threat to democracy.’ They’re the threat to democracy,” he said.

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The man named by law enforcement sources as Donald Trump's latest would-be assassin repeated rhetoric from Kamala Harris and Joe Biden claiming the America First leader is an existential threat to democracy, raising questions about the extent to which they inspired him. An X (formerly Twitter account) linked to suspect Ryan Routh, 58, posted in April: "DEMOCRACY is on the ballot, and we cannot lose. We cannot afford to fail." show more
September 16, 2024
William Upton
News
War

Would-be Trump Assassin Ryan Routh Has Deep Ties to Ukraine.

Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old man living in Hawaii, has been identified as the would-be assassin who targeted former President Donald J. Trump as he played a round of golf on Sunday at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect, currently in the custody of law enforcement, had an extensive social media presence almost entirely focused on support for the Ukrainian war effort and opposition to Israel.

The would-be assassin appears to have been deeply involved with efforts to send Afghanistan military veterans, who fled the country after the Taliban retook power, to Ukraine to bolster the Eastern European nation’s efforts to halt the Russian invasion.

According to his social media and two 2023 interviews with Semafor and The New York Times, Routh ran the International Volunteer Center in Ukraine and spent a great deal of time in Kiev over the past several years.

“Most of the Ukrainian authorities do not want these soldiers,” Routh told Semafor last year. “I have had partners meeting with [Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense] every week and still have not been able to get them to agree to issue one single visa.”

FOREIGN TIES. 

Even more concerning with respect to Routh’s foreign ties are the comments he made to the NYT. “We can probably purchase some passports through Pakistan, since it’s such a corrupt country,” he said regarding plans to move Afghan soldiers to Ukraine to join their fight.

Routh insinuated he’d move the soldiers to Iran and, from there, fly them to Ukraine.

In addition to organizing and encouraging volunteers to serve in the International Legion for Ukraine’s military, Routh appears to have engaged in efforts to lobby the United States Congress to increase foreign and military aid to the war-torn country.

 

Routh also appeared briefly in a propaganda video pushed by Ukaine’s neo-Nazi Azov Brigade.

The National Pulse has previously reported that there is strong evidence government agencies have maintained awareness of and even communicated with extremist political groups in America operating in Ukraine. It should be noted that the United States government claims to monitor Americans traveling to and from Ukraine closely.

In June 2022, Routh was interviewed by Newsweek Romania while in Ukraine. Allegedly a retired construction worker, he described in detail the logistical hurdles faced in recruiting foreign soldiers to fight against Russia in the country.

“This is about good versus evil,” Routh said, explaining that his initial goal was to serve among the foreign troops fighting for Ukraine. However, he states he was turned away and instead has focused on recruiting others to come and fight: “I think that everyone around the globe should be motivated to come here and support the Ukrainians and support the army no matter what gender, age, anything. Everybody should be here supporting the army.”

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Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old man living in Hawaii, has been identified as the would-be assassin who targeted former President Donald J. Trump as he played a round of golf on Sunday at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect, currently in the custody of law enforcement, had an extensive social media presence almost entirely focused on support for the Ukrainian war effort and opposition to Israel. show more
September 11, 2024
Election 2024
News

Artist From Trump Shooting Town Creates Epic ‘Fight Fight Fight’ Statue.

A Butler, Pennslyvania area artist has created a life-sized statute to immortalize former President Donald J. Trump’s defiant pose immediately following the attempt on his life on July 13 this year. The former president was rallying supporters in Butler when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a nearby rooftop, striking Trump in the ear, wounding two other rallygoers, and killing supporter Corey Comperatore.

The artist, Bill Secunda, used 4,000 metal nails for the piece, capturing Trump moments after the July 13 incident. He pumped his fist in the air as he was surrounded by United States Secret Service (USSS) agents, shouting to the crowd of supporters: “Fight, fight, fight!” Just moments before, a bullet fired by Crooks had hit Trump’s ear, prompting his to drop the the floor amid ongoing gunfire.

“Whenever he first stood up and then shook his fist, I think that was defiance,” the statue’s sculptor said in a recent interview. “Some people don’t like what he says, but he seems to say the right things at the right time to me—especially in moments like that. That’s a terrible situation, to almost have their head blown off.”

Secunda hopes that his new sculpture will serve as a symbol of unity and resonate across political divides. “I have friends on the opposite side of the political spectrum, and we can laugh and poke fun at each other without issue,” he said. The statue is currently exhibited at Secunda’s studio, located approximately two miles from the shooting site.

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A Butler, Pennslyvania area artist has created a life-sized statute to immortalize former President Donald J. Trump's defiant pose immediately following the attempt on his life on July 13 this year. The former president was rallying supporters in Butler when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a nearby rooftop, striking Trump in the ear, wounding two other rallygoers, and killing supporter Corey Comperatore. show more
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September 10, 2024
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Melania & Eric Trump Sound Alarm Over ‘Hidden’ Details of Trump Assassination Attempt.

Eric and Melania Trump have raised grave concerns about the investigation into the July 2023 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, suggesting key details are being concealed from the public. Melania Trump, normally private and reserved, released a video expressing deep dissatisfaction with the way the situation has been handled.

“The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience,” she said. “Now, the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder: Why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech? There is definitely more to this story, and we need to uncover the truth.”

Her statement referred to the July 13th incident in Butler, Pennsylvania, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight rounds during one of Donald Trump’s rallies. One of the bullets struck Trump’s right ear, causing profuse bleeding and almost killing the 45th President.

Though Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper, Melania’s recent remarks imply that the investigation may have left critical questions unanswered. The shooter’s motives remain “unknown,” and while Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned shortly after the incident, taking responsibility for the security failure, the Trump family suggests that this may not be the end of the story.

Eric Trump followed Melania’s lead, posting on social media shortly after her video was released. “I want answers as well,” he wrote. “Something is being hidden.” This statement adds fuel to the growing speculation within Trump’s circle that certain details have not been fully disclosed to the public.

As public pressure mounts, law enforcement agencies may face increasing calls for more transparency on the assassination attempt and Crooks’ potential motivations. The Trump family’s insistence on uncovering the truth continues to raise questions about what, if anything, remains hidden from public view.

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Eric and Melania Trump have raised grave concerns about the investigation into the July 2023 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, suggesting key details are being concealed from the public. Melania Trump, normally private and reserved, released a video expressing deep dissatisfaction with the way the situation has been handled. show more
August 29, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Lawfare
Media

MSNBC Host Locks X Account After Humiliating Exchange With Corey Lewandowski.

MSNBC host Ari Melber has locked his account on X (formerly Twitter) after threatening to sue Corey Lewandowski, a top team member on the Donald Trump campaign, for defamation during an interview. Lewandowski said Melber had previously stated Trump “had a bandage on his ear” at the Republican National Convention (RNC) after being shot “just for a spectacle.”

Melber, discussing a New York Times article saying Trump had acted as a “prop” at the RNC, had agreed Trump’s bandage was a “placard for delegates to fill in, an image for political mobilization, a spectacle for this candidate who we know is, by his own admission, obsessed with assorted spectacles.”

“I quoted a New York Times article that said, at the convention, Donald Trump ‘was his own biggest prop,'” Melber insisted to Lewandowski. The Trump advisor offered to read the MSNBC host’s full quote back to him.

“It was a New York Times quote about how [Trump] had become such an important figure in rebounding from what was a horrific assassination attempt,” Melber reiterated. Lewandowski again offered to read his words back to him.

“Corey, I said I’d address it. I’m gonna finish… Fox News, which has been caught in defamation, ran a false piece falsely stating that I said something else that I didn’t say. So, I stand on that. I stand on the New York Times quote,” Melber said.

“So, you didn’t say, ‘This bandage was a prop, a spectacle from a candidate who’s obsessed with spectacles’?” asked Lewandowski.

“Uh, Mr. Lewandowski, I did not say that. That is a false quote,” the MSNBC host shot back.

“I have it right here,” said Lewandowski.

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‘I’M PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE!’

“What you have is a false quote… I’m putting you on notice, if you continue to repeat falsely that I said that, you will be potentially in a defamation situation because I didn’t say that,” Melber threatened, declining Lewandowski’s offer to apologize to former President Trump for his remarks.

The far-left Daily Beast, Mediaite, and Huffington Post covered the exchange in tones suggesting Melber was in the right. However, their reports show that Lewandowski’s characterization of Melber’s statement about Trump and his bandage is correct.

Users on X began quoting Melber’s words back to him after clips of the exchange went viral, criticizing him as both a bully and a wimp for threatening a lawsuit. Melber responded by locking his account.

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MSNBC host Ari Melber has locked his account on X (formerly Twitter) after threatening to sue Corey Lewandowski, a top team member on the Donald Trump campaign, for defamation during an interview. Lewandowski said Melber had previously stated Trump "had a bandage on his ear" at the Republican National Convention (RNC) after being shot "just for a spectacle." show more
August 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
News

WHISTLEBLOWER: Secret Service Chief Lied To Congress About Trump Protection Request.

A whistleblower has claimed that the United States Secret Service (USSS) told agents not to request additional manpower ahead of the July 13 rally that saw former President Donald J. Trump shot by a would-be assassin. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) released a letter on Friday addressed to acting USSS Director Ronald Rowe Jr. alleging that a whistleblower had contradicted his testimony before a Senate hearing in which Rowe claimed no assets were denied to agents at the Butler, Pennslyvania rally.

Sen. Hawley‘s letter explains that agents can typically submit a request to the USSS‘s Office of Protective Operations—Manpower (OPO—Manpower). However, the whistleblower contends that agents assigned to former President Trump‘s detail had been told not to submit such requests, and any sent would be denied.

The revelation comes after several USSS agents were put on leave over the Trump shooting, including the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office and a member of Trump‘s personal security detail. Hawley, however, stated that it was not enough just to put several agents on leave. The Missouri Republican is asking Rowe to provide the name of the individual who told agents their requests would be denied and whether any disciplinary action has been taken against them.

In late July, Rowe, testifying before the Senate, denied accusations that the USSS had blocked requests for additional support and manpower. Additionally, the acting USSS Director repeatedly insisted that he had not personally rejected any requests.

The National Pluse reported shortly after Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump that the USSS was understaffed during the rally and that many of those present were inexperienced Homeland Security (DHS) agents rather than USSS agents.

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A whistleblower has claimed that the United States Secret Service (USSS) told agents not to request additional manpower ahead of the July 13 rally that saw former President Donald J. Trump shot by a would-be assassin. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) released a letter on Friday addressed to acting USSS Director Ronald Rowe Jr. alleging that a whistleblower had contradicted his testimony before a Senate hearing in which Rowe claimed no assets were denied to agents at the Butler, Pennslyvania rally. show more