Man who tried to shoot Trump: Ryan Routh

Ryan Wesley Routh

Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on Trump's West Palm Beach golf course last year, was found guilty Tuesday (Sept. 23, 2025) after a two-week trial on all five counts he faced. The jury took three hours to come to its verdict. He was forcibly removed from the courtroom in a chaotic scene, following the reading of the guilty verdict, after Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen in an apparent suicide bid. VIDEO: ABC News

The would-be golf assassin

My ginger assassin is so damn ugly.

Ryan Wesley Routh [a][5] (born Feb. 18, 1966) is an American who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at Trump's golf course during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Mr. Routh's motives are currently under investigation as he represents himself in court, acting as his own amateur defense attorney with a fool for a client.

Ryan Routh: self-hating ginger?

On Sept. 15, 2024, a Secret Service agent shot at least four rounds at Routh, who was allegedly hiding with an SKS-style rifle [6] in shrubbery at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

He was pointing a weapon through the fence line of the golf course, 300–500 yards (250–450 meters) from Trump, who was moving between holes five and six alongside real estate investor Steve Witkoff.

Why couldn't someone take him out, Kamala?!

Routh fled the scene but was later arrested as the prime suspect [7][8]. An update given by the FBI on Sept. 16 mentioned that Routh had not fired his weapon [7][9][10] (but he could have). More

• Ryan Routh found guilty in Trump golf course assassination attempt (NBC)
• Ryan Routh, would-be Trump assassin, tries to stab himself after being found guilty on all counts (ABC News)
• Insane non-shooter convicted after representing himself (Rense.com)

• ABC News, 9/23/25; Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit