Alleged Trump Assassin’s Self-Published Book

Ryan Wes­ley Routh, the 58-year-old man accused of attempt­ing to assas­si­nate Don­ald Trump at his golf club on Sun­day, had pre­vi­ous­ly urged the Iran­ian regime to kill the for­mer pres­i­dent in a self-pub­lished book.

Routh’s Book Blames Himself for Voting Trump

In the book titled “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” Routh apol­o­gizes to Ira­ni­ans and says he blames him­self for vot­ing for Trump in 2016, call­ing him a “retard­ed child” and say­ing no one in the U.S. had the “balls” to assas­si­nate him.

Routh’s Failed Attempts to Fight in Ukraine

The book also chron­i­cles Routh’s failed attempts to fight in Ukraine after the 2022 Russ­ian inva­sion. He trav­eled to Poland hop­ing to enlist but was turned away due to his age and lack of mil­i­tary expe­ri­ence. Routh lat­er set up a makeshift tent for inter­na­tion­al vol­un­teers in Kyiv, only to have it torn down by authorities.

Routh Criticizes Lack of Support from Ukrainians

Through­out the book, Routh com­plains that he had to pay for his own lodg­ing and food in Ukraine and received no help from the Ukraini­ans, whose free­dom he claims he was try­ing to fight for.

Routh’s Arrest and Charges

Routh was arrest­ed on Sun­day after a Secret Ser­vice agent spot­ted him with an AK-47-style rifle near the fifth and sixth holes of Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Flori­da. He has been charged with pos­sess­ing a firearm despite a pri­or felony con­vic­tion and hav­ing a firearm with its ser­i­al num­ber removed.