Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida
September 2024 assassination attempt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On September 15, 2024, Secret Service agents shot at a suspect named Ryan Wesley Routh, who was hiding with a rifle at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He ran away but was caught later.[1] Donald Trump, a former president of the United States, was golfing there at the time, and officials think the man wanted to shoot Trump.[2] The attack did not hurt anyone.[3] The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating it as an attempted assassination.[4]
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Background
Before the shooting, nearly three months ago, Donald Trump, then the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, was shot in the right ear at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, the perpetrator was discovered to be Thomas Matthew Crooks.[5]
Suspect
Shortly after the incident, authorities identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58-year-old, a resident of Hawaii. He had lived most of his life in Greensboro, North Carolina.[6]
Investigation
Routh was arrested as a suspect while he was driving north on Interstate 95 from Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.[7]
Reactions
Shortly after the shooting, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk quote-tweeted a post on the site asking "Why they want to kill Donald Trump?", responding that "no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala". Although he initially defended his phrasing, Musk deleted the tweet after widespread condemnation, claiming the following day that his comments were meant to be a joke. The White House issued a statement calling Musk's comments "irresponsible", writing that "violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about".[8][9]
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