Donald Trump took to social media to make a statement about the attempt on his life at his West Palm Beach golf course on Sunday afternoon.
Trump was playing golf at Trump International Golf Course with a friend when a Secret Service agent engaged a man wielding an AK-47. The man, Ryan Routh, had positioned himself a hole ahead of the former president, at a distance of between 300 and 500 yards, and was pointing his weapon through the fence. After being engaged by the Secret Service agent, Routh escaped in a black Nissan but was apprehended soon after. A GoPro camera was recovered, at Routh’s perch, suggesting he intended to film his attack.
On his social-media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a message of thanks to law enforcement and to all his well-wishers.
“I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day!” he posted.
“Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th President of the United States, and the Republican Nominee in the upcoming Presidential Election, SAFE. THE JOB DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!”
The social-media posts follows an initial email put out by the Trump campaign in which the former president declared, “There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!”
Details about the would-be assassin, including his links to the Ukrainian war effort, continue to emerge. Although his social-media accounts have already been scrubbed, Twitter users have been posting screengrabs from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that show how Routh was involved with recruiting on behalf of Kyiv, in Europe and in the US. He posted angry anti-Trump and pro-Ukraine messages.
Records suggest he made 19 donations to Democratic candidates since 2019.
He also appears to have been well known to law enforcement, with a string of offences to his name, including “possession of a weapon of mass destruction” in 2002.
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