Would-be Trump murderer Ryan Routh rants about ‘two-party system,’ hyperlinks himself to Thomas Crooks in weird letter

Would-be Trump murderer Ryan Routh rants about ‘two-party system,’ hyperlinks himself to Thomas Crooks in weird letter


Nov 26, 2024 09:54 PM IST

Would-be Donald Trump murderer Ryan Wesley Routh ranted concerning the “two-party system” and name-dropped Thomas Matthew Crooks in a stunning jailhouse letter.

Would-be Donald Trump murderer Ryan Wesley Routh ranted concerning the “two-party system” and name-dropped Thomas Matthew Crooks in a weird jailhouse letter. Routh despatched the weird letter to Politico reporter Ankush Khardori from a federal detention heart in Miami. The 58-year-old is awaiting trial after allegedly making an attempt to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course this yr.

Would-be Trump murderer Ryan Routh rants about ‘two-party system,’ hyperlinks himself to Thomas Crooks in weird letter (Hédi Aouidj through AP)(AP)

Routh repeatedly referred to himself as “Alleged Trump shooter” within the 4 web page letter. He railed in opposition to the US’s two-party system and in addition confused that he has no affiliation to the Democratic celebration. 

Routh linked himself to Crooks, who tried to assassinate Trump at a Pennsylvania rally earlier than being killed by the Secret Service. Routh mentioned the 2 of them have been “able to die for freedom and democracy.” Routh earlier pleaded not responsible in his personal alleged assassination try.

Routh wrote the letter earlier than the election, saying if Trump have been to win, the nation should “take away the ability of our army by the President and place it with Congress earlier than January.” “We should restrict all Presidential energy earlier than Trump seizes our nation,” he added. Routh additionally mentioned that Americans should encompass the Capitol to stop one other January 6 scenario if Kamala Harris was to win, and even thought of the opportunity of “civil struggle.”

‘My complete life has been suffering from D’s and R’s’

In one a part of the letter, Routh mentioned the two-party system “is designed to exclude most everybody,” which is strictly how we wound up “with such flawed candidates.” “My complete life has been suffering from D’s and R’s. It appears not way back there was a push for the libertarian celebration and now a inexperienced celebration and perhaps Truth celebration. But for some purpose our leaders haven’t allowed every other celebration [to] be acknowledged in any race,” wrote.

Routh blamed Trump for having “destroyed the MidEast,” and blasted the president-elect’s determination to drag out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. He raged that Trump is accountable “for all these lives misplaced and all of the destruction” within the area since. Routh ended the letter with the demand that “Israel cease their assaults and demand that every one events come to the desk and discover widespread floor.”

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