(TheRedAlertNews.com) – It has happened again – and fatal history-changing consequences have been avoided through sheer luck – as all the leftist hatred against Donald Trump has just translated into a second assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate in only two months.
The former president survived a second close assassination attempt as he was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
This occurred when a sniper armed with a scoped AK-47 rifle positioned himself within several hundred yards of Trump.
This marks the second time in two months that Trump has been targeted by an individual with an assault rifle, The New York Post reports.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw reported that the sniper hid near a chain-link fence, 300 to 500 yards away, as Trump was at the fifth hole around 2 p.m.
Bradshaw emphasized the threat by noting, “With a rifle and scope, like, that is not a long distance.”
According to law enforcement sources who spoke to The Post, the suspect is identified as Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old man from Hawaii who is known for supporting progressive causes and contributing to Democrat campaigns.
His LinkedIn profile notes his education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and his move to Hawaii around 2018.
Routh describes himself as “mechanically minded” and states, “Work has never been about money rather building frameworks for people to thrive and succeed.”
Records from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction reveal that a person with Routh’s name and birthdate accumulated numerous criminal charges in 2001 and 2002, including carrying a concealed weapon and hit and run, with a significant charge in April 2002 for “possessing a weapon of mass destruction.”
On the day of the incident, Routh allegedly prepared to film the event, setting up a GoPro camera on the fence and creating a sniper’s nest within the hedges at the edge of the golf course.
A Secret Service agent saw Routh as he pointed his rifle through the fence and engaged him with gunfire, causing Routh to flee.
Authorities are still investigating whether Routh fired any shots during the incident.
Despite a recent close call where Trump was almost fatally shot, Bradshaw mentioned that Trump’s security is less extensive than President Joe Biden’s due to Trump not being the current president.
“At this level that he is at right now, he’s not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had this entire golf course surrounded. But because he’s not, security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible,” Bradshaw said.
“I would imagine that the next time he comes to a golf course, there’ll probably be a little bit more people around the perimeter. But the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done,’’ the sheriff added.
After the prior assassination attempt, the Secret Service enhanced Trump’s security and also extended protection to other high-profile individuals.
After the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Trump was instructed to conduct all outdoor campaign events behind bulletproof glass.
The recent arrest of Routh was aided by a bystander who noticed him fleeing, photographed him, and alerted the authorities, leading to his capture on I-95.
At the site, Routh left behind his rifle and two backpacks, one containing ceramic tile, Bradshaw detailed.
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