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Routh Found Guilty of Trump Assassination Attempt, Tries to Stab Self

Published SEP 23 2025

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Above: Police forces arresting Ryan Wesley Routh on Sept.16, 2024. Image credit: Martin County Sheriff's Office/Handout/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

This was an open-and-shut case, during which prosecutors meticulously documented 17 trips to scope out Trump's golf course and presented DNA evidence on the rifle and a written confession. The defendant's actions — hiding in bushes for hours with a loaded weapon — speak louder than his desperate courtroom theatrics.

FOX News

This was a case of prosecutorial overreach against someone who didn't harm anyone. Routh's rifle malfunctioned repeatedly, the scope was held together with tape and glue and he clearly lacked the capability to be a threat. The government manufacturedhas extrapolated an attempted assassination case from whatbeyond amountsthe totrue trespassingcircumstances withof athis broken weaponsituation.

Guardian

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 25% chance the next assassination of a sitting U.S. president will occur after Jan. 1, 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.