The 58 year old had spent over 12 hours waiting for donald trump. Two years ago, he spoke to newsweek from ukraine about his attempts to recruit volunteers to fight invading russian forces. If the governments will not send their official military, then we civilians have to pick up the torch and make this thing happen. In one social media post, he said he was prepared to die in ukraine. In another, he mentioned voting for donald trump in 2016, but claims to have become disillusioned. Donald trump was playing golf on his own course when secret service agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the bushes. Agents opened fire four orfive times, and the suspect fled the scene. The secret service said president biden had already ordered increased security for donald trump and that it was in place yesterday. And the agents hypervigilance and the detailed swift action was textbook, and i commend them and our partners for an exemplary response in keeping former president trump safe. At the scene,
In which the former president says that comment from Donald Trump and we have had more since then in which he has reassured people and told people he will keep fighting. An image of the moment when Security Services surrounded the suspect has been released. We can show you that now. He was detained in Martin County by the Sheriffs Office on the northbound area of Interstate 95 following an alert which told officers to be on the lookout for this vehicle seen leaving the Golf Course in Palm Beach County. Us media have named him as Ryan Routh, a 58 year old from hawaii. And there are more details emerging about the suspect, including reports that he was deeply involved in efforts to get foreign fighters into ukraine to battle against the russian army. Bbc verify has been looking into his background and posts. More details on that on the bbc news website. The bbc verify team have a post up and running if youre interested in that particular angle of the story. But lets look at what happened
Moment officers ordered Ryan Routh out of his Car Hands above his head, before he was swiftly handcuffed and arrested. The 58 year old had spent over 12 hours waiting for Donald Trump. Two years ago, he spoke to newsweek from ukraine about his attempts to recruit volunteers to fight invading russian forces. If the governments will not send their official military, then we civilians have to pick up the torch and make this thing happen. In one Social Media post, he said he was prepared to die in ukraine. In another, he mentioned voting for Donald Trump in 2016, but claims to have become disillusioned. Donald trump was playing golf on his own course when Secret Service agents spotted a Rifle Sticking out of the bushes. Agents opened fire four orfive times, and the suspect fled the scene. The Secret Service said president biden had already ordered increased security for Donald Trump and that it was in place yesterday. And the Agents Hypervigilance and the detailed swift action was textbook