‘I Don’t Like Trump Either’: Son Of Suspect In Latest Assassination Attempt Defends His Dad

There has been plenty of social media speculation regarding the possible motive for a shooting near where President Donald Trump was playing golf on Sunday.

A suspect was arrested shortly after the incident, and his previous online posts have provided some context surrounding his political views. Now his son is speaking out and echoing his father’s obvious disdain for Trump.

According to the New York Post:

Oran Routh told the Daily Mail that his father, Ryan Routh, who was arrested in the alleged assassination attempt, isn’t a fan of the Republican nominee.

“I don’t like Trump either,” he added.

But the younger Routh, 35, insisted his dad is not violent and said he was shocked to hear about the allegations.

“He’s my dad and all he’s had is couple traffic tickets, as far as I know,” the son told the Daily Mail. “That’s crazy. I know my dad and love my dad, but that’s nothing like him.”

“He’s not a violent person,” Oran Routh also said. “He’s a hard worker and a great dad. He’s a great dude, a nice guy and has worked his whole f–king life.”

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The younger Routh’s remarks have sparked even more social media discussion:

Ngo scoop: Oran Alexander Routh, the leftist son of the Ukraine foreign fighter recruiter accused of almost assassinating Trump, says he, like his father, both hate Trump. I found photos of the son.https://t.co/ECM3e4GyZ6 pic.twitter.com/CAPmgn0GNL

— Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 16, 2024

BREAKING: Son of alleged assassin tells Daily Mail his dad hates Trump like ‘any reasonable person’ but insists he’s never owned a gun or done anything “bats*** crazy.

NOTE: Oran Routh, the son of Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an alleged assassination attempt near Donald… pic.twitter.com/qNIKStwo4k

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) September 16, 2024

BREAKING: Ryan Wesley Routh’s son says his father hates Donald Trump like “all reasonable people.”

Oran Routh tells the Daily Mail his father is not a violent person and didn’t believe he owned a firearm.

“This was the first I heard about it,” he told the Daily Mail.

Oran said… pic.twitter.com/vIoQz2xkcZ

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 16, 2024

Fox News offered a recap of the initial information available about the suspect:

A background check on the name given by officials, Ryan Wesley Routh, revealed that he currently lives in Hawaii and has faced dozens of run-ins with police, stretching back to at least the 1990s.

Routh is a native of North Carolina, where his list of arrests includes simple drug possession, driving without a license, expired inspection and operating a vehicle with no insurance. In addition, the Greensboro News & Record reported in 2002 that Routh was arrested after barricading himself in his roofing company’s office during a three-hour standoff that followed a traffic stop in which he put his hand on a gun before fleeing.

Here’s a clip from an interview he gave in 2022 regarding his support for U.S. intervention in Ukraine:

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This is Donald Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, he was interviewed by Newsweek Romania in 2022.

He’s a zealot for Ukraine war because he’s been fully propagandized by corporate media to support the war.

He has ZERO idea what the…

— Jimmy Dore (@jimmy_dore) September 15, 2024