What's known about the suspect accused of targeting Trump on golf course
Ryan Wesley Routh was allegedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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Ryan Wesley Routh was allegedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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The suspect in what appears to be an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump made his first appearance in court Monday, one day after a Secret Service agent allegedly spotted him with a loaded rifle at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett have the latest.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who the FBI says targeted former President Donald Trump in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, is facing federal firearms charges after his arrest by Florida police. On Monday afternoon, the acting Secret Service director gave an update on the incident. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has the details.
The Biden administration is asking Congress to increase Secret Service funding following Sunday's apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This request comes about two weeks before money for the federal government runs out. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service on Monday praised the agency for its "exemplary response" to Sunday's apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A.T. Smith, former Secret Service deputy director, joins "America Decides" with his assessment of the situation.
Alleged Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh had other brushes with the law prior to Sunday's incident. He also traveled across the globe, volunteering to fight in the war on behalf of Ukraine. Scott MacFarlane has new reporting on what we know about the suspect.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in what officials are calling an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, is facing two federal gun charges after U.S. Secret Service agents allegedly saw the muzzle of his automatic rifle poking out from the shrubbery along Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI called the threat against Trump "extremely serious," but the bureau says it has no information Routh was working with anyone else. Robert Costa has details.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat from Delaware, is weighing in on an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Rochester joined CBS News with more on political violence in the U.S.
Former President Donald Trump appears poised to return to the campaign trail after an apparent assassination attempt against him in Florida. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more on Trump's response to the events.
A criminal complaint provides more details on Ryan Wesley Routh, the man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The document includes references to the suspect's moves, whereabouts before the incident, and more on his apparent possessions. Former agent and FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole joins CBS News with more on the investigation.
More details were released on the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump in Florida. Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with two felony firearm offenses for now. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, has been charged with two federal firearm offenses. CBS News crime and public safety senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter reports.
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Former President Donald Trump is safe after an apparent assassination attempt at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. CBS News' Cristian Benavides, Samantha Vinograd and Libby Cathey have more on what we know about the incident, the suspect and Trump's response.
Authorities provided new details of what the FBI says "appears to be" another attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Sunday near his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. CBS News' Anna Schecter and Manuel Bojorquez have more on what we know so far, and retired FBI agent Tom O'Connor talks about what officials will be looking at during their investigation.
Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, released a statement on social media after the Secret Service engaged with a gunman who was seen pointing a high-powered rifle at the Florida golf course where the former president was golfing on Sunday. The suspect was later taken into custody. CBS News' Jake Rosen, Anna Schecter and Skyler Henry have the latest.
Donald Trump was golfing at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when Secret Service agents engaged with a suspect pointing a high-powered rifle at the golf course, officials said. The suspect fled the scene but was later taken into custody. A.T. Smith, former deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, and Tom O'Connor, a retired FBI agent, join CBS News with more analysis.
The FBI is leading the investigation into what it said "appears to be an attempted assassination attempt" of former President Donald Trump on Sunday. Trump is "safe and unharmed" after Secret Service agents engaged with a suspect pointing a high-powered rifle at the golf course where the former president was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said. Anna Schecter, who leads CBS News' crime and public safety unit, joins CBS News with more.
Authorities provided an update after gunshots were fired in the vicinity of former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida. A suspect who had a high-powered rifle near a golf course where Trump was playing is in custody. Watch their remarks.
A person with high powered rifle was seen pointing the gun toward a Florida golf course where former President Donald Trump was golfing, sources tell CBS News. Secret Service agents fired multiple shots at the suspect, who attempted to run. One person is in custody, the sources said. The Trump campaign says Trump is safe.
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