Legacy publication misrepresents assassination suspect’s politics

Ryan Routh's bumper sticker
Ryan Routh’s bumper sticker

As more and more information comes out about the apparent assassination attempt against President Donald Trump on Sunday, and the arrest of a suspect, Americans will need to watch that the reporting they read aligns with the facts.

That’s after Time magazine claimed that the suspect had an “unclear political ideology,” even as images of a Biden-Harris bumper sticker on his truck were available.

The suspect was identified as Ryan Routh, 58, with a criminal record and a history of praising Iran and lobbying for fighters for Ukraine.

After Time’s statement regarding his “unclear political ideology,” readers on social media delivered the facts: “Routh recently voted in person during the state’s Democratic Party primary in March 2024. He also donated to Act Blue in 2019, and 2020 (a political action committee that supports Democratic candidates):”

At the Gateway Pundit was the comment, “Yesterday afternoon, as President Trump was playing the 5th hole on his golf course in West Palm Beach, FL, he was tackled by US Secret Service agents who were protecting him from the alleged would-be-assassin Ryan Wesley Routh. It didn’t take long for internet sleuths to get out ahead of the intelligence agencies and the big tech censorship machine who quickly removed any trace of the incredible history of Ryan Wesley Routh, a Democrat donor and, according to the bumper sticker on his vehicle, a Biden-Harris supporter. Donald Trump Jr. shared the image of the would-be assassin’s truck parked in front of his home with the caption: That’s an Interesting bumper sticker on Ryan Wesley Routh’s truck.”

Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh's articles here.


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