The main suspect in the possible second assassination attempt against Donald Trump is a known name among foreign fighters helping the Ukraine war effort — specifically because they didn’t trust him at all.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the 58-year-old man currently in custody for pointing a gun at Trump at his Florida golf course, was sending WhatsApp messages in 2023 to an American volunteer with the Ukrainian International Legion, claiming he could produce an entire battalion of soldiers.
The messages, first reported by The Washington Post and obtained and verified by NOTUS, show a fuller picture of how Routh actively tried to participate in the community of foreign fighters and volunteers — and how he was ultimately not seen as trustworthy.