On Sept. 15, 2024, Ryan Routh set out to alter the course of world history. He packed his rifle, gathered ammunition, and headed to the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. There he hid in shrubbery, unpacked his rifle, and aimed it through the fence. His target: Donald Trump.
Trump was moving between holes five and six of the course as Routh steadied his rifle, waiting for the perfect shot. Then gunfire rang out across the course. But not from Routh’s rifle. A Secret Service agent had spotted the would-be assassin and fired several shots in his direction. Routh fled in a vehicle, but was arrested soon afterward.
