2nd Trump Assassination Bid: Who Is Ryan Routh
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Former US President Donald Trump narrowly escapes alleged assassination attempt on Sunday in Florida, according to the FBI
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A 58-year-old suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, arrested after Secret Service agents open fire near the boundary of Trump's golf course
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According to the New York Times, Routh is a former construction worker from Greensboro, North Carolina
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Routh had no formal military background but expressed a strong desire to participate in armed conflict in the past, particularly in Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion
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In a post on X, Routh declared his willingness to "fight and die" in Ukraine. He also advocated for civilians to change the course of global conflicts
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In a 2023 interview with The New York Times, he claimed to have travelled to Ukraine to support the war effort and recruit Afghan soldiers
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In 2002, he was arrested after he barricaded himself inside a building with a fully automatic weapon
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