Trump blames Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ for latest assassination attempt: Live updates
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Donald Trump was the subject of a second apparent assassination attempt at one of his golf courses in Florida on Sunday, the FBI has said.
The former president is safe and unharmed and the bureau says it is investigating the latest security episode involving the Republican presidential nominee, just nine weeks after he survived a previous attempt on his life when he was shot in the ear by a sniper at a rally in Pennsylvania.
A man was spotted aiming an AK-47-type rifle at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf resort while concealed in shrubbery about 400 to 500 yards away from the politician when he was spotted by Secret Service agents who opened fire as he fled the scene.
He was later stopped in a Nissan SUV by police and taken into custody in a neighboring county.
The suspect has since been named as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, who is believed to have criticised Trump on social media and expressed his willingness to “fight and die” in Ukraine, a cause in which he appears to have been intensely invested.
Routh appeared in court in West Palm Beach on Monday and was charged with two gun offences.
Trump blames ‘Communist left rhetoric’ for ongoing violence
Donald Trump has blamed the “Communist Left Rhetoric” for attempts on his life following the incident at his golf course in Florida.
“The Rhetoric, Lies, as exemplified by the false statements made by Comrade Kamala Harris during the rigged and highly partisan ABC Debate, and all of the ridiculous lawsuits specifically designed to inflict damage on Joe’s, then Kamala’s, Political Opponent, ME, has taken politics in our Country to a whole new level of Hatred, Abuse, and Distrust,” the former president wrote on X.
“Because of this Communist Left Rhetoric, the bullets are flying, and it will only get worse!”
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 21:00
Elon Musk deletes ‘joke’ that ‘no one is trying to assassinate Biden and Harris’ following fierce backlash
Elon Musk has deleted what he now claims was a “joke” about how “no one is trying to assassinate” President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris following the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life on Sunday.
The Tesla CEO, whose companies hold millions of dollars in government contracts, removed his post on X following fierce backlash over his comments.
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Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 20:30
Ryan Routh’s 2010 mugshot
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 20:00
Analysis: Two Trump assassination attempts in two months reveals landscape of political violence
The two assassination attempts on Donald Trump’s life – just 64 days apart – reveal a landscape of political violence in what has become a vicious and, at times, dark presidential campaign.
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 19:30
Trump to launch crypto currency platform from Mar-a-Lago following apparent assassintation attempt
Donald Trump will participate in an event on X Spaces on Monday to launch his cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial.
The event at 8pm, including an address, will take place from Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, shortly after an apparent second attempt on the former president’s life.
“We’re embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind,” Trump said in a video posted Thursday afternoon on social platform X.
Trump is also due to give an interview to Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 19:10
Routh’s cell phone located near golf course 12 hours before incident
According to the criminal complaint filed in Florida on Monday, Ryan Routh’s cell phone was tracked in the perimeter around the Trump International golf course since the earlier hours of the morning – some 12 hours before the incident.
“Those records indicated that ROUTH’s mobile phone was located in the vicinity of the area along the tree line described above from approximately 1:59AM until approximately 1:31pm on September 15, 2024,” the document stated.
Authorities received calls from the Secret Service that shots had been fired at 1.31 pm.
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 19:00
State of Florida to conduct separate investigation into Trump incident
Mike Bedigan16 September 2024 18:30
Watch: Moment suspect is arrested for recent Trump assassination attempt
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Trump sends out fundraising emails within hours of latest attempt on his life
Where some see a crisis (or take even a second to process trauma or reflect on their own mortality), he sees an opportunity.
Joe Sommerlad16 September 2024 17:30
Laura Loomer and Trump’s other MAGA allies waste no time pushing conspiracies after assassination attempt
Donald Trump’s supporters have wasted no time in spreading baseless conspiracy theories after an apparent assassination attempton Sunday.
The loudest voice of all is that of far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has posted dozens of times on X since a suspected gunman allegedly took aim at the former president at his Florida Trump National Golf resort in West Palm Beach.
“Coincidence? Or coordination?” wrote the conspiracy theorist in an X post on Sunday evening.
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