Moments after being found guilty Tuesday on five charges related to the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, Ryan Routh reportedly attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen.
Fox News’s Danamarie Nichol reported that Routh’s violent outburst occurred while the verdict was being read. Routh was then dragged out of the courtroom and shackled at the waist and ankles. U.S. marshals then returned him to the bench.
A jury found Routh guilty on all five charges , including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number—carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Routh’s daughter, Sarah, reportedly also erupted at the news of her father’s verdict, promising in an expletive-laden tirade that she would find a way to free him.
“Don’t do anything. I will get you out. What the fuck, fuck, he didn’t hurt anybody. This is not fair. This is all rigged—you guys are assholes,” she shouted, according to Fox News .
Authorities accused the 59-year-old construction worker of building a sniper’s nest in the bushes beside Trump’s Palm Beach golf course. When the Secret Service spotted Routh’s rifle, they shot at him, chased, and arrested him.
Judge Aileen Cannon, known for tossing the felony classified documents case against Trump, oversaw Routh’s three-week trial, as the would-be assassin acted out multiple hijinks , including asking the jury non sequitur questions and listing incredible witnesses. Routh, who has not been diagnosed with any mental illness, represented himself in court.
“Today’s guilty verdict against would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh illustrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to punishing those who engage in political violence,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi in a statement on X . “This attempted assassination was not only an attack on our President, but an affront to our very nation itself.”
CockBrother on September 24th, 2025 at 11:30 UTC »
Team Trump: "Get out of the way, you don't know what you're doing. We have the best people. We're not like you foreigners."
UN Staff: (blinking) "Okay, it's your show bud."
Orwells_Roses on September 24th, 2025 at 11:29 UTC »
"But according to the Associated Press’s Farnoush Amiri, an anonymous U.N. official said the escalator in question was actually stopped prematurely by someone from Trump’s group, who ran ahead of the group and accidentally triggered a stop mechanism. The official added that the teleprompter that Trump was so upset about was also being operated by his White House..."
Sounds about right. He surrounds himself with incompetent yes-men and then blames that incompetence on someone else.
thepartypantser on September 24th, 2025 at 11:25 UTC »
Incompetence mixed with arrogance, anger, and misplaced blame.
It is a fairly fitting anecdote that sums up the Trump administration.