The son of the person suspected of trying to assassinate Donald Trump says his father hates the previous president … however is shocked, as a result of his dad is not a violent individual.
Ryan Wesley Routh‘s son, Oran, spoke with the Every day Mail … saying his father hates Trump like “every reasonable person does.” Like father, like son — Oran additionally is not a fan of the previous prez, however was floored to seek out out his dad is the gunman who allegedly focused Trump at a Florida golf membership on Sunday.
Oran says so far as he is aware of, his father’s run-ins with the legislation solely embrace a few site visitors tickets … however that is removed from the reality.
In 2002, Ryan Routh was reportedly arrested and charged with carrying a hid weapon and possession of a weapon of mass destruction … referring to a totally automated machine gun. This got here after a 3-hour standoff with police, when he barricaded himself inside a roofing enterprise in Greensboro, NC.
Ryan — who’s reportedly been residing in Hawaii — has had a number of interactions with police over the previous few years, together with being faraway from a property for alleged squatting in 2019.
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So far as his political beliefs go … we all know Ryan Routh is a religious supporter of Ukraine in its struggle with Russia. He even traveled to Kyiv again in 2022, the place he tried to attach foreigners with army items and support teams.
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Talking with Newsweek, Routh defined why he felt compelled to go to Ukraine … “To me, a lot of the other conflicts are gray, but this conflict is definitely black and white. This is about good versus evil.”
Ryan has additionally criticized Trump quite a lot of occasions on social media. An eerie submit from his now-suspended X account reveals in June 2020 Routh mentioned, “I will be glad when you gone,” after beforehand backing DT in 2016.
Routh has proven ties to the Democratic Social gathering … voting in North Carolina’s Democratic main in 2024. Lately, he is made small contributions to the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. However, Routh additionally reportedly supported Republican presidential main candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy.