US EditionConvicted would-be Trump assassin tries to stab himself with pen after verdict
- A federal jury convicted 59-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh on September 23, 2025, for attempting to assassinate Donald J. Trump at his Florida golf club.
- The conviction followed a 12-day trial where prosecutors presented evidence of Routh's obsessive stalking and planning a sniper attack against Trump in West Palm Beach.
- Routh represented himself, faced five charges including attempted assassination and gun offenses, and tried to argue there was no intent or actual attempt to kill Trump.
- Jurors deliberated under three hours before the guilty verdict, after which Routh tried to stab himself with a pen but was stopped by marshals; Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the conviction.
- Judge Aileen Cannon will sentence Routh on December 18, 2025, with Routh facing possible life imprisonment and the case underscoring the DOJ's stance against political violence.
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Man found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at golf course; tries to stab self after verdict
Fort Pierce, Fla. — A jury took two hours Tuesday to convict a man of federal charges for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf one year ago in Florida.
Man guilty of attempted assassination plot to kill Trump
A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump's Florida golf course last year was found guilty Tuesday of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media. A jury found that Ryan Routh, 59, intended to kill Trump, then a former US president and Republican presidential candidate, when he pointed a rifle through a fence while Trump was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in W…
Dramatic scene after the verdict against the Trump assassin!
Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh just tried the unthinkable after hearing the verdict that sealed his fate - Political Animal News
The Left’s war on Donald Trump claimed another casualty. But this time it wasn’t an innocent bystander. And would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh just tried the unthinkable after hearing the verdict that sealed his fate. Trump’s would-be assassin learns what justice looks like Ryan Routh spent over a year thinking he could beat the system […]
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