Assassination Plot Against Donald Trump in Handwritten Letter by Ryan Roth, Suspect Arrested in Florida

U.S. prosecutors said on Monday, September 24, that a man accused of hiding with a weapon near former President Donald Trump's golf club in Florida was clearly attempting to assassinate him. They added that he had described his assassination attempt in a letter months earlier and had also set a bounty on Trump's life. Ryan Wesley Roth, 58, was charged after he was found hiding and aiming at Trump while the Republican presidential candidate was playing golf at his West Palm Beach course on September 16. He has been charged with possession of a firearm as a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, with additional charges possibly forthcoming. In the criminal case released before the court hearing on Monday, prosecutors stated that months prior, Roth had written a letter addressed to 'the world' promising a reward for the assassination of Donald Trump. According to the case, the suspect wrote in that letter that he would pay $150,000 to anyone who could 'finish the job.' This letter was found in a box containing ammunition, a metal pipe, and four phones, delivered by an anonymous witness. Prosecutors also mentioned that after Roth's arrest, notes were found in his vehicle regarding places Trump had been or was expected to go in the past two months. They stated that a search of his mobile phone indicated it had been used at Trump's golf course or his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. According to the complaint, a U.S. Secret Service agent shot at Roth after seeing a weapon aimed at Trump from the bushes, but he managed to escape; however, he was later arrested on a highway in Florida. U.S. officials reported that Roth had been several hundred yards from Trump and had not fired. He introduced himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii and also attempted to recruit fighters to defend Ukraine against Russia. Last year, in a book he published titled 'The Unwinnable War in Ukraine,' he wrote to the Islamic Republic of Iran: 'You can assassinate Trump.' Roth has harshly criticized Trump for the events of January 6, 2021, the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and for withdrawing from the nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic. In this book, he expressed regret for voting for Trump and blamed himself for his actions in the White House. This is the second assassination attempt against Trump, the Republican nominee in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, in the past two months. In the first attempt, an armed individual injured Trump in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The assailant was then shot and killed by Secret Service agents. The suspect has been charged with two counts related to firearms in connection with the assassination attempt; U.S. lawmakers have expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the Secret Service. The assailant had called for the assassination of the former U.S. president in his book. Trump expressed gratitude to law enforcement for 'keeping him safe,' stating, 'I am proud to be an American.' Reactions to the potential assassination attempt in Florida; Biden praised the actions of the 'Secret Service.' Who is Ryan Wesley Roth, who intended to assassinate Trump at his private golf club in Florida?