Special Coverage: 2nd Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt

People on both sides of the political aisle are claiming the suspect's politics are different from their own.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 19, 2024 | [Read Online]( Special Coverage: 2nd Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt People on both sides of the political aisle are claiming the suspect's politics are different from their own. [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Snopes&body=Special%20Coverage%3A%202nd%20Apparent%20Trump%20Assassination%20Attempt%3A%20People%20on%20both%20sides%20of%20the%20political%20aisle%20are%20claiming%20the%20suspect%27s%20politics%20are%20different%20from%20their%20own.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmail.snopes.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post) 1. What We Know About Alleged Attempt to Assassinate Trump in Florida In the second close call for former U.S. President Donald Trump in just over two months, an armed man got within 400 yards of Trump on his Florida golf course on Sept. 15. The ordeal began when a Secret Service agent walking ahead of Trump on the golf course noticed a rifle barrel "poking out of the tree line," officials said. The agent fired toward the rifle, and a man ran toward a vehicle. The suspect was arrested 45 minutes later on Interstate 95. — Snopes reporter [Anna Rascouët-Paz]( [Read story]( 2. Suspect in Trump Golf Course Incident Had Ambiguous Politics People across the political spectrum claimed Ryan Routh believed in the political ideology opposite theirs. However, evidence from social media, public records and a self-published book suggest that Routh's politics did not neatly align with the labels that pundits applied to him. — Snopes reporter [Jack Izzo]( [Read story]( 2nd Would-Be Trump Assassin Didn't Appear in BlackRock Commercial Within hours of the apparent assassination attempt, rumors and conspiracy theories about the incident flooded social media. One of those theories suggested there was a connection between the suspect and BlackRock, the multinational investment company. However, the only “evidence” of such a connection was the appearance of the suspect in a video falsely alleged to be a BlackRock TV commercial. — Snopes reporter [Alex Kasprak]( [Read story]( Thanks for reading this special coverage from Snopes. These are all of the facts we’ve learned about this event, to date, and we will continue to update our coverage as more information becomes available. Have feedback or a story idea you want to share? [Contact Us]( Update your [email preferences]( or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 Snopes 228 Park Ave S, #29976, New York, New York 10003, United States [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv]( [Terms of Service](