Ryan Routh Mounts Confusing Self-Defense As Witnesses Expose His ‘Deadly Serious’ Plot To Allegedly Kill Trump

Reporting

Ryan Routh Mounts Confusing Self-Defense As Witnesses Expose His ‘Deadly Serious’ Plot To Allegedly Kill Trump

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Judge Aileen Cannon kept alleged attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh on a short leash as he represented himself in court and cross-examined witnesses who testified against him Thursday. Federal…

In this story:Aileen CannonDonald John Trump

Where do you stand?

Aileen Cannon

Donald John Trump

Claim check

What each side asserts, disputes — or leaves out entirely.

Analyzing the coverage…

Where do you land?

Whose framing of this story rings truest to you?

Coverage

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

Where do they rank?

Politicians

Greatest Political Outsiders Who Won

16 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Most Influential World Leaders Alive Today

16 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Greatest Political Comebacks Worldwide

18 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Presidents Who Survived Political Scandals

17 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order