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They tried to kill Trump, which is what the two assassins have in common

2024-09-17 07:54:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
They tried to kill Trump, which is what the two assassins have in common
Donald Trump in the first assassination attempt

The two men who tried to kill former President Donald Trump within two months of each other belong to different generations, with unclear motives and seemingly different political allegiances.

The only thing they probably have in common, aside from an apparent desire to kill Trump, is that they both made small donations to Democrats through ActBlue, the Democratic-affiliated fundraising powerhouse that has raised more than $15 billion. dollars to progressive causes and politicians since its inception in 2004.

Ryan Wesley Routh's name became known to most Americans on Sunday after his arrest as a suspect in the assassination of Donald Trump, but the 58-year-old had previously given several media interviews that offered an early insight into the character of him and possible motives.

He portrayed himself as someone who built housing for the homeless in Hawaii and tried to recruit fighters to help Ukraine. He also expressed support and then disdain for Trump — at one point even asking Iran to kill him.

Although his address is listed in Hawaii, Routh appears to have spent most of his life in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he had many run-ins with the law over the years. These included a 2002 felony conviction for possession of a "fully automatic machine gun" and a 2010 felony for stolen goods.

In court Monday, Routh revealed he earns about $3,000 a month but has no savings, just two trucks in Honolulu and occasional help with his 25-year-old son.

Authorities are still investigating the motive for the attack, but Routhe's online posts showed changing political views and frustrations. In a rambling, self-published 2023 book, Ukraine's Unwinnable War, he expressed strong support for Ukraine's war against Russia, called on Iran to kill Trump, called the former president a "fool" and "buffoon", criticizes his role in the January 6 riots in the Capitol and the withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran.

In the same book, Routh described himself as politically undecided. As of 2012, Routh was registered as "undecided" in North Carolina, but earlier that year he voted in the Democratic primary, voter registration records show.

Thomas Matthews Crooks, the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who was killed by Secret Service snipers after shooting at Trump at a rally in Butler on July 13, had a somewhat less cohesive political background and left many more gaps for investigators.

Unlike Routh, who maintained a strong social media profile on X detailing his pro-Ukraine and anti-Trump views, Crooks left little visible social media activity. The right-wing social platform Gab said Crooks may have had an account he used to post "in support of President Biden."

The FBI said it discovered another social media account linked to Crooks that shared "anti-Semitic" themes.

Crooks was a registered Republican who also donated to ActBlue — a one-time donation of $15 on President Biden's inauguration day, according to FEC filings matching his known address. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Participation Project, a Chicago-based operation.

Crooks worked in a local nursing home kitchen. He graduated with an associate degree in engineering science from Allegheny Community College.

Investigators found improvised explosive devices, a bulletproof vest, magazines and a drone in Crooks' car. Two months later, his exact motives remain unclear. US authorities have stated that Crooks acted alone, with no evidence of foreign involvement or a wider conspiracy.

On Monday, law enforcement officials said something similar about the latest attempt on Trump's life, telling the media that they believe, so far in the investigation, that Routh acted alone.


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