The trial of the man accused of carrying out a second attempted assassination against President Donald Trump begins on September 8th.
On September 15th, 2024, Trump was playing golf on a course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Secret Service officials have found a rifle plunging through the fenced surroundings of the course. The agent fired the suspect and was identified as Ryan Wesley Rouse and chased after him. The incident comes just months after the bullet grazes Trump’s ears in another attempt on his life at a gathering in Pennsylvania.
Routh, 59, has already proven himself an unusual accused in this famous case. He chose to represent himself and recently submitted a move calling for a stripper, putting green and 18-hole showdown with the president.
Minutes begin with the selection of a ju judge in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida on September 8th. Here’s what you need to know about the case:
Rous submitted a motion calling Trump “Bahio.”
In a typewriter’s allegation filed September 2, Rouse opposed what he characterized as a prosecutor’s bid to introduce new evidence a few weeks before trial, calling the timing “absurd.” Rous suggested accepting last-minute evidence from the prosecutors in exchange for his ability to summon Trump as a witness.
“If you want to accept and trade evidence of that Baboon Donald J. Trump, bring that idiot. That’s a deal,” writes Routh.
If the arrangement was denied, Routh requested access to other individuals on his “recent subpoena list,” suggesting that the “beatdown session” between him and the president would be “more fun and interesting for everyone.”
“Give me a shackle and cuffs and let the old fat guy give him the worst guy. We have to beat crime in America. The carpet is not red, it’s not harmful to the blood.”
His allegations also included requests for potential housing arrangements through imminent trials. Routh asked if it could be accommodated “in a quiet room in the distance” with access to documents, phone calls, visits, emails, typewriters, female strippers, “putting greens, I can tackle putting (golf jokes).”
“A round of golf with a racist pig, he can execute me, I can get his job,” Rous wrote.
What happened in the September 2024 attempt to assassinate Trump?
On September 15, 2024, authorities said the man thrusts a rifle barrel through a fence at the edge of Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the then presidential candidate playing golf. A Secret Service agent on the course discovered the weapon and fired at the man who escaped.
At the scene of the obvious assassination attempt, authorities found a rifle, a black backpack, a bag containing ceramic tiles, and a GoPro camera.
On September 15, officials with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office stopped Rouse from about 41 miles from the golf course after being accused of an attempted assassination at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.
Who is Ryan Rouse?
Ryan Rouse, 59, is a suspect who attempted an assassination with Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 15, 2024.
State voting records show that the general lauscasting vote and local government elections, dating back to many cycles, including 2008 and 2012, were not when Trump first ran in 2016. Records suggest that he is not affiliated with the party.
According to the same record, Rouse was recently voted in the March 2024 primary in Guilford County, North Carolina. He voted for Democrats.
Routh was a passionate supporter of Ukraine in the fight against Russian invasion, based on his social media posts.
In the spring of 2022, Routh suggested in a series of X posts that he traveled to Ukraine to fight on behalf of the haunted country. For one thing, he tweeted on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s account, saying, “I am an American who comes to fight you in Ukraine. I will fly to Krakow, carry out transports to Kyiv and meet you, and fight until I die… We must come and join the battle with all the civilians of the world.
Why was suspect Ryan Rouse charged with?
Routh faces federal accusations including attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and multiple firearm violations. Prosecutors said Rous spent weeks killing Trump before planting himself in a rifle near the golf course.
Routh pleaded not guilty to federal charges and remains in custody prior to trial, federal prison records show.
US District Judge Irene Cannon, who will continue to be available as a lawyer appointed attorney in question, has previously approved Routh’s request to represent herself in court.
contribution: Bad Jansen, Gianna Montesano, Olivia FranklinUSA TODAY
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
