Trump’s latest would-be assassin echoed legacy media talking points

Published September 17, 2024 4:12pm ET



For the second time in under three months, a gunman has attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, this time at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while the Republican presidential candidate was playing a round of golf.

Unlike the attempt on the president’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, the shooter was unable to fire any shots, and Trump walked away from the scare unscathed. Secret Service spotted the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh of Hawaii, when he was between 400 and 500 yards away from the former president, well before he was close enough to fire at Trump with his AK-47-style rifle.

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