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After the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in nine weeks, Republicans reacted to the news.
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) sounded wistful as he expressed his relief that Trump wasn’t hurt. Congressional leaders weighed in. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his wife visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for federal investigations into the assassination attempt: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), himself the victim of an assassination attempt, called out the Secret Service and other authorities for not doing enough to keep Trump safe:
Fox News has reported that the alleged suspect in the second Trump assassination attempt is Ryan Wesley Routh, as we reported earlier.
He allegedly aimed a rifle through the fence on the golf course where Trump was. He was about 300-500 yards away. Law enforcement claimed he had an AK-47 with a scope and and a Go-Pro camera at the fence. He also had a bag with ceramic plates. The Secret Service fired at him and he fled in a black SUV. A citizen saw him and took a picture of his license which the citizen gave to police. The suspect was later caught on the highway
The ABC News debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris failed to move the needle in the presidential election, ABC admitted Sunday.
ABC’s own poll of 3,276 adults, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos, showed Harris failed to achieve any benefit beyond her base. “Vote preferences haven’t moved meaningfully,” ABC News reported. “This poll finds the race at 51-46%, Harris-Trump, among all adults; 51-47% among registered voters; and 52-46% among likely voters. Each is within a percentage point of its pre-debate level in ABC/Ipsos polling.” ABC News, particularly debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, have been roundly criticized for bias against Trump.
The wife of a former impeachment witness against President Donald Trump in 2019 downplayed the second assassination attempt on Sunday afternoon.
“No ears were harmed. Carry on with your Sunday afternoon,” Rachel Vindman, the wife of Alexander Vindman, posted on X.
You can use this: The post repulsed GOP strategist and Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita, who called on the candidate to denounce his wife’s words.
“Her husband …a candidate for VA 7 …should condemn immediately,” LaCivita posted to X, mistaking Alexander Vindman for his brother, Eugene Vindman, who is running for the open seat in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
That seat is being left vacant by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.).
A New York Times report was discovered on Sunday mentioning Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, who was caught targeting Trump, armed with a scoped AK-47 rifle in West Palm Beach before shots were fired by the Secret Service.
The New York Times was actually in contact with and interviewed Routh for their article.
In an oddly coincidental Truth Social post, just hours before the attempted shooting, Trump said, “THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES IS A TRUE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!” (TRUTH)
The article from the Times ties the would-be shooter to nutbag MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance, who once called for ISIS to bomb the Trump Tower in Istanbul.
The son of Ryan Wesley Routh, the man named as the suspect in a possible assassination attempt near Donald Trump's Florida golf club on Sunday, has said his father is not a violent person and did not even believe him to own a gun.
Wesley's son, Oran Routh, reached by DailyMail.com shortly after Sunday's shooting, said this was the first he'd heard of the alleged assassination attempt.
'This was the first I heard about it,' the 35-year-old exclusively told DailyMail.com. 'Was my father shot or injured?'
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been identified as the man who was arrested in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The suspect called Mr. Trump a threat to democracy.
According to authorities, he was spotted by Secret Service agents Sunday in the bushes outside Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Officials said they found two backpacks, a GoPro camera and an AK-47 style rifle with a scope where Mr. Routh was hiding. He fled in a black SUV but was located and detained after a witness gave police the vehicle tags. According to his LinkedIn account, he is the owner of Camp Box Honolulu,
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took to X on Sunday to decry what he called “extreme MAGA Republicans,” adding, “We must stop them.” Notably, Jeffries made this declaration an hour after former President Donald Trump survived a second assassination attempt on his life.
“Extreme MAGA Republicans are the party of a national abortion ban and Trump’s Project 2025,” Jeffries said in a Sunday X post, adding, “We must stop them.” [Tweet]
The Democrat House Minority Leader expressed these sentiments an hour after President Trump’s campaign announced that he was safe following gunfire transpiring in his vicinity.
“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity,”
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man named as the suspect in a possible assassination attempt near Donald Trump's Florida golf club, was calm and emotionless when he was arrested Sunday.
Registered Democrat Routh, 58 is in custody after the terrifying incident at Trump International Club almost exactly two months after a separate assassination attempt against Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The suspect was found unarmed, as a backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene have already been located.
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) said former President Donald Trump is in “good spirits” after what the FBI reports to be a second assassination attempt on the former president in just two months.
Vance took to X Sunday afternoon to share he spoke with Trump before the news of the gunshots at Trump International Golf Course in Palm Beach Sunday afternoon became public.
(X) “I’m glad President Trump is safe. I spoke to him before the news was public and he was, amazingly, in good spirits,” Vance wrote in a post on X.
“Still much we don’t know, but I’ll be hugging my kids extra tight tonight and
The Hawaii man suspected in former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt on Sunday is a long-time Democrat, donating exclusively to the party’s candidates 19 times since 2019, records show.
Between September 2019 and March 2020, Ryan Routh contributed more than $140 on the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. The filings indicate he lived in Kaaawa, Hawaii, at the time of the donations. The records indicate that he was “not employed.”
While the money went to ActBlue, it was earmarked for individual 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates including former Rep. Beto O’Rourk (D-Texas), Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (R-Mass.)
It’s not quite clear yet what happened at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, but it seems certain now that someone with a rifle got way too near Donald Trump. Trump is safe, but this whole thing is deeply disturbing, considering that it’s been only two months since Trump avoided being assassinated thanks only to a head tilt and a hairsbreadth. Moreover, the same Democrats who’ve cultivated anti-Trump hysteria are alternatively dismissively, celebratory, or, at MSNBC, blaming Trump.
The initial report was that a shot was fired where Trump was playing golf.
The next report was a “never mind” one saying that there was some gang violence
“Pray for President Trump” is trending on X after what appears to be a second foiled assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as reactions poured in.
Trump is safe after law enforcement responded to West Palm Beach, Florida, after what the FBI says was an apparent second assassination attempt on the former president, roughly two months after he suffered from a gunshot wound to his ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.(Snip) As Breitbart News reported in its livewire:
A U.S. Secret Service agent, per the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, engaged a man who had an AK-47-style rifle with a scope and backpacks and a Go-Pro.
New images reveal the backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene where he was targeting Donald Trump.
Law enforcement held a press conference in West Palm Beach on Sunday after the FBI announced it is investigating a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump in just two months.
The former president was rushed to safety on Sunday after multiple shots were fired in his vicinity while he was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach.
This article has been updated:
The suspect in the second attempted assassination of Trump has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh. (X) Original Story:
The suspect, who was seen carrying a rifle near the vicinity of former President Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, Golf Course, is reportedly a white male in his mid-60s. Martin County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested him on I-95 after he fled the scene. Reports say he was unarmed and remained calm during the arrest. (X's) According to Fox News, Secret Service agents took immediate action on Trump and covered him right away after they spotted the gunman, thanks to snipers with tripods.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been identified as the suspect who was arrested after allegedly pointing an AK-47 assault rifle at former President Trump while he golfed, according to law enforcement sources. Routh frequently touted his do-gooder credentials and championed left-wing causes on social media.
His LinkedIn shows that he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, but relocated to Hawaii sometime around 2018. Routh describes on LinkedIn as “mechanically minded” and enjoying “ideas and invention and creative projects with artistic flair.”
We're still awaiting more details about the latest assassination attempt on President Trump. But it is now quite clear that Trump was the intended target, based on recent reporting about how the gun was positioned when it was shot.
According to the Associated Press, "A man with an AK-style rifle pointed the firearm’s muzzle into Donald Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the former president was playing a round, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to open fire, according to three law enforcement officials."
The report continues.
The former president is safe and unharmed, and the FBI says it is investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination”
Beware the October Surprise
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Since I move between worlds and see how stories are covered differently by each side, I was shocked — or maybe not — to catch a few minutes of ABC News after the debate. They were selling extreme fear, extreme hysteria. The conclusion?
A) Trump said the bad thing, B) his supporters obey his every command and now an army of armed Proud Boys Nazi Brown Shirts are going to Springfield to terrorize the Haitians.
We hear “bomb threats” and “shooting threats” yet we never hear the follow-up. We never hear if there was any investigation. The reason? They don’t care if it’s true or not. It’s useful to
Late last week, there was word that an ABC News whistleblower was set to expose both the network and the Kamala Harris presidential campaign for allegedly rigging the network's Sept. 10th debate in the Democrat nominee's favor and against former President Donald Trump. The information that they said would be revealed was that Harris was given advance notice on what questions would be asked, and that Trump would be fact-checked live.
Now, the whistleblower has released a sworn, notarized statement, which is dated Sept. 9, 2024--the day before the debate. They say the Kamala Harris campaign allegedly "restricted the scope"
Former President Donald Trump appears to have survived a second assassination attempt. Shots were fired in West Palm Beach, Fla., just outside his golf course, prompting Secret Service agents to take Trump to safety "after agents opened fire on a man who was spotted with what may have been a gun while the former president was on the links, according to law enforcement sources."
"Officials believe the shots fired at Trump International Golf Club were intended for former President Donald Trump, according to sources familiar on the matter," CNN reported. Sean Hannity, who had been invited to golf with Trump on Sunday but didn’t end up participating, has spoken with Trump
The Secret Service states that former President Donald Trump is safe, after being evacuated from his Trump West Palm Baech golf course in Florida, after shots were fired in the area.
Donald Trump is "safe following gunshots in his vicinity", his campaign has said in a statement.
It says no further details are available.
It is currently unclear where Mr Trump is.
However, the Washington Post and other outlets are reporting the incident took place near Mr Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
"President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time," the statement says.
Joe Biden on Saturday night delivered remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2024 Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, DC.
Biden received a lifetime achievement award.
During his remarks, Joe Biden said “we are better off today” than when Trump was in office.
“We are better off today than we were four years ago,” Biden said. WATCH: (X Video) Biden also railed against Republicans for wanting election integrity and for their efforts to remove sexually explicit content from elementary schools.
WATCH: (X Video)
After Kamala Harris was basically handed the nomination by Joe Biden without any votes from the people for the position, we suddenly started being treated to media hype.
We were supposed to believe that this woman who was, up until that moment, unpopular, was suddenly the new "hope."
Now, I don't doubt that there are some people who embrace her because she's "anything but the decrepit old Joe Biden," and they think she gives them a better chance than he did against former President Donald Trump. And there are no doubt people who fall for whatever
Kamala’s Got Another New Accent
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Vice President Kamala Harris debuted a new accent on Saturday night during a Congressional Black Caucus event, with many accusing her of being racist.
Harris was trolled on social media after she told the crowd, in an accent far from her own, that the members were in a “battle for the soul of the nation.” “Hello to all my divine… brothers and sisters… am my soro…” Harris said. She was then seen laughing. (X Video)
Social media mocked the vice President, saying this is “just another example of how disconnected she is from everyday Americans.”