Ryan Wesley Routh, identified by the New York Times as the suspect in Trump’s assassination attempt, may have been motivated by “political violence” rather than “extremist violence,” according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), analyzing his social media posts on Monday.
Commenting on the Israel-Hamas War
Routh also commented on the Israel-Hamas War in December 2023. In a post showing a photo of a “Students map of Palestine” for the study of the Bible, he wrote, “I am unclear what of part of Israel the Jews owned based on this historic map; Judea perhaps? It seems to be historically all Palestinian.”
On several occasions he mentioned the situation in Gaza. In December 2023, Routh posted a historic map questioning Jewish ownership of Israel, suggesting that it historically belonged to Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/Zr7fo2LZCL
— ADL (@ADL) September 16, 2024
Several shots were fired at Trump on Sunday in the vicinity of his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
