Shocking information has come to light in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a golf club in Florida. The suspect hid under cover of darkness for nearly 12 hours in an apparent attempt to assassinate Trump on the golf course. The investigating agency has charged the suspect with two gun-related charges. A day earlier, officials had said that the man was seen with a rifle in the bushes, while the former US President was playing nearby.
Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rove told reporters Monday afternoon that Trump’s visit to the golf course in West Palm Beach was not part of his public schedule, and it was not clear how the suspect knew Trump was there. .
Records show that a phone belonging to Routh was found on the golf course at 1:59 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, 11.5 hours before the incident. The Secret Service opened fire when an agent sweeping the course saw the barrel of a rifle sticking out of the bushes a few hundred yards from the former president, who was on the fairway of the fifth hole.
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‘The suspect did not fire’
Rowe said at a news conference Monday afternoon that the suspect was on the “public side” of the fence bordering the golf course. Rowe said he could not see Trump and did not fire any shots. Rowe said that when investigators tried to interrogate the suspect, he disputed his right to an attorney.
Suspect’s old crime record found
According to the complaint, Routh has been previously accused of at least two serious crimes. Both these cases are registered in North Carolina. According to the county district attorney’s office, Routh was convicted in 2002 of possessing an unregistered fully automatic gun. Which is defined in North Carolina law as a weapon of mass destruction. And he was sentenced to probation. Besides, in the year 2010, he was also convicted for possessing stolen goods.
Routh is suspected to be a supporter of Ukraine
Routh is a staunch supporter of Ukraine and had gone there to recruit foreign fighters after Russia’s 2022 attack. Ukrainian officials distanced themselves from Routh on Monday, and the International Legion, which employs many foreign fighters in Ukraine, said it had no ties to Routh.
At the same time, the profiles created in the name of Routh on X-Facebook and LinkedIn contained messages of support for Ukraine and described Trump as a threat to American democracy. However, it has not yet been confirmed that these accounts belong to the suspect. Because hours after the incident on Sunday, Facebook and X blocked public access to his profile. Rowe said authorities are investigating Routh’s online activities, including social media.
Jeffrey Veltri, agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami field office, told reporters that Routh was the subject of a 2019 tip to the FBI alleging that he was a convicted felon who illegally possessed a gun. Veltri said that when the FBI investigated the tip the complainant was unable to verify the information.
There will be no change in Trump’s campaign program
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, there will be no change in Trump’s campaign program. He is scheduled to unveil a new cryptocurrency business at X on Monday night and host a town hall in Michigan on Tuesday and a rally in New York on Wednesday.
Trump blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, for the assassination attempt. He claimed that the suspected gunman was acting on the basis of “highly inflammatory language” from Democrats. However, authorities have not yet provided evidence of any motive.
According to Fox, he said, “I am being fired on because of their rhetoric, while I am the one saving the country and they are the one destroying the country.”