Donald Trump Assassination Attempt: Son Of Suspect Speaks

Posted by: Ahimbisibwe Monica in World news September 16, 2024

The son of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course Sunday said his father had traveled to Ukraine. He had apparently volunteered to provide what the son described as “humanitarian” aid. This is to troops defending the country from Russian forces that invaded in 2022.

A source with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to reporters that the suspect in Sunday’s case is 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh.

However, law enforcement has not officially named him and there was no immediate indication of a motive.

His son, Oran Routh, repeatedly said he had not been able to immediately speak to his father. He couldn’t get information about the accusations against him, so he did not want to talk on his behalf. But he also described his father as passionate about the Ukraine cause.

His son stated;

“My dad went over there and saw people fucking fighting and dying,” the younger Routh said during a brief telephone call when asked about his father. “He … tried to make sure shit was cool, and shit was not cool.”

A review of posts on Twitter/X associated with an account under Ryan Routh’s name also shows Ukraine was an important cause to him. Two posts on that account from August 2023 addressed Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

One said Routh was in Kyiv and wanted to create a tent city for foreigners in a local park in hopes that would prompt more people from abroad to “raise great support and equipment”.

The other suggested that Zelenskiy asked Congress to put all members of the American military on paid leave “so they can fight as civilians in Ukraine”.

A third post from December also expressed concern for Haiti, which has been dealing with violent civil unrest.

Trump invoked both Ukraine and Haiti in his recent debate with Kamala Harris. With respect to the latter country, the Republican nominee would only say he wanted Ukraine’s war with Russia “to stop”.

But he made it a point to avoid saying he wanted Ukraine to triumph. This fueled concerns that a second Trump presidency could suspend US military support to those defending the country.

Asked what he would tell his father if he could speak to him, Oran Routh said: “I know the discourse isn’t working, but we still need to stick to the discourse.”

He then politely excused himself from the conversation to try to find out more information about his father’s arrest on Sunday.

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