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US Presidential Election: Donald Trump Victim of a New Assassination Attempt?
US Presidential Election: Donald Trump Victim of a New Assassination Attempt?
(France 2)
Donald Trump was once again targeted by an alleged assassination attempt on Sunday, September 15. The FBI arrested a man armed with an assault rifle who was about to open fire on the Republican presidential candidate while he was at his Florida golf course.
A helicopter hovering, a highway blocked by dozens of heavily armed police officers. They have just arrested the man suspected of trying to assassinate Donald Trump a few minutes earlier, Sunday, September 15, on his golf course. Ryan Routh, 58, surrendered with his hands in the air, without resistance.
Around 1:30 p.m., he was hiding in a bush on the edge of Donald Trump’s private golf course, where the former president was playing. A Secret Service agent saw a cannon sticking out of the bush, opened fire, and the suspect fled.
Ryan Routh, a construction worker, has already been arrested eight times for minor offenses. On social media, he often criticizes Donald Trump and mainly presents himself as a very involved pro-Ukraine activist. Two years ago, he even went to Kiev. He was charged on Monday, September 16, with possession of weapons despite a criminal conviction. He is expected to face further prosecution.