Plot Against Trump Foiled

“Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, has been charged with two counts, including possession of a firearm while a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.” Obviously, more charges are coming as Routh was caught after planning to attack Trump as he played golf on Sunday. Sadly, this kind of political violence has become par for the course in America. Thankfully, no one was hurt and it appears that the suspected gunman never had a clear shot at Trump. Here’s the latest from CNN.

+ NPR: Here’s what we know about the suspect in Trump’s apparent attempted assassination. (Here’s one other thing we know about the suspected gunman: He should have never had access to high-powered weapons. Especially since he had been previously convicted of possessing a machine gun).

+ Elon Musk posted then deleted this to X: “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔” He argued that it was a joke. It was not funny. Even less so because it is coming from someone spending millions spreading the same kind of garbage via his PAC. WaPo: Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC ramps up swing state operations.