online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for , and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump B次元官网网址� even urging Iran to kill him.
B次元官网网址淵ou are free to assassinate Trump,B次元官网网址� Routh wrote of Iran in an apparently self-published book in 2023, B次元官网网址淯kraineB次元官网网址檚 Unwinnable War,B次元官网网址� which described the former president as a B次元官网网址渇oolB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渂uffoonB次元官网网址� for both the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and the B次元官网网址渢remendous blunderB次元官网网址� of leaving the Iran nuclear deal.
Routh wrote that he once voted for Trump and must take part of the blame for the B次元官网网址渃hild that we elected for our next president that ended up being brainless.B次元官网网址�
after authorities say he stalked the GOP presidential nominee as he golfed in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt thwarted by the Secret Service.
Three officials who identified Routh spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and search for a motive.
Through his voluminous online footprint, public records, news interviews and videos, a picture emerged of Routh as a man with a criminal past, plenty of outrage and shifting politics.
His over 500 posts on X showed his views ranging from the left to the right, including support for politicians such as Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard and Nicki Haley, as well as Trump.
Voter records show he registered as an unaffiliated voter in North Carolina in 2012, most recently voting in person during the stateB次元官网网址檚 Democratic primary in March.
Routh also made 19 small donations totaling $140 since 2019 to ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democratic candidates, according to federal campaign finance records.
In a tweet in June 2020, after , Routh said then-President Trump could win reelection by issuing an executive order to prosecute police misconduct. However, in recent years, his posts appear to have soured on Trump, and he expressed support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the current Democratic presidential nominee.
B次元官网网址淒EMOCRACY is on the ballot and we cannot lose,B次元官网网址� he wrote on X in April in support of Biden.
In July, following the assassination attempt on Trump at a , a post on RouthB次元官网网址檚 account urged Biden and Harris to visit those wounded in the shooting and attend the funeral of the firefighter who was killed.
B次元官网网址淭rump will never do anything for them,B次元官网网址� Routh wrote. B次元官网网址淪how the world what compassion and humanity is all about.B次元官网网址�
In his book, listed on Amazon and viewed by the AP, Routh noted: B次元官网网址淚 get so tired of people asking me if I am a Democrat or Republican as I refuse to be put in a category.B次元官网网址�
The world would be better it were run by women, he wrote in the book that has links to his website and X account, because B次元官网网址渋t seems that the totality of the worldB次元官网网址檚 problems revolve around men with massive insecurity and childlike intelligence and behavior.B次元官网网址�
He posted frequently on social media about Ukraine and other conflicts, and he had a website seeking to raise money and recruit volunteers to fight for Kyiv. A photo of the wiry, wild-haired Routh on his site shows him smiling, wearing a T-shirt and jacket adorned with U.S. flags.
B次元官网网址淔ight and die to stop aggression,B次元官网网址� he posted on X in February 2023 about Ukraine. B次元官网网址淓veryone should be outraged and helping.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淭his is about good versus evil,B次元官网网址� Routh said in a video circulating online. And in a tweet, he said, B次元官网网址淚 am going to fight and die for Ukraine.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址 shot by the AP showed Routh at a small demonstration in KyivB次元官网网址檚 Independence Square in in April 2022, two months after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of the country.
A placard he was holding said: B次元官网网址淲e cannot tolerate corruption and evil for another 50+ years. End Russia for our kids.B次元官网网址� He wore a blue vest with the U.S., flag on the back.
That same day, he also visited a makeshift memorial to B次元官网网址淔oreigners killed by Putin.B次元官网网址�
But Routh never served in the Ukrainian army or worked with its military, said Oleksandr Shahuri of the Foreigners Coordination Department of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command.
Shahuri told AP that Routh periodically contacted the International Legion of Ukraine with what he described as B次元官网网址渘onsensical ideasB次元官网网址� that B次元官网网址渃an best be described as delusional.B次元官网网址�
Routh appeared in a video standing in front of the U.S. Capitol and expressing frustration that Ukraine wasnB次元官网网址檛 taking more of the Afghan commandos he tried to recruit.
B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e afraid that anybody and everybody is a Russian spy,B次元官网网址� he told news website Semafor in 2023.
Earlier this year, he even tweeted at singers Bruno Mars and Dave Matthews to organize a B次元官网网址淲e are the WorldB次元官网网址�-style effort for Kyiv. B次元官网网址淲e need an emotional tribute song for Ukraine as support stalls,B次元官网网址� he wrote. B次元官网网址淚 have lyrics and music.B次元官网网址�
Routh also tweeted to former basketball star Dennis Rodman, asking for help lifting sanctions against North Korea to ease tension with the country. In another, he invites a dozen protesters in Hong Kong to stay at his Hawaii home to escape a Chinese crackdown.
Routh lived most of his life in Greensboro, North Carolina, where his run-ins with law enforcement included a 2002 felony conviction for possessing a weapon of mass destruction. While court records donB次元官网网址檛 give details about the case, a newspaper story at the time said the arrest followed a three-hour, armed standoff with police at a roofing business. State records listed him as the owner.
Records also show Routh was convicted of a felony count of possession of stolen goods in 2010, as well as misdemeanors including illegally carrying a concealed weapon, a hit-and-run incident, speeding and driving with a revoked license. In each case, a judge sentenced Routh to either probation or a suspended sentence, allowing him to escape prison time.
It was not immediately clear how Routh was able to obtain a weapon. In most states, it is generally forbidden for a person convicted of a felony to purchase or possess a firearm.
In 2018, Routh moved to the small town of Kaaawa, Hawaii, about 45 minutes outside Honolulu, to go in business with his adult son building small wooden sheds. According to his LinkedIn page, the structures would B次元官网网址渉elp address the highest homelessness rate in the United States due to unparalleled gentrification.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淎ll of us are tired of seeing the homeless people all over the island with nowhere to go,B次元官网网址� he told HonoluluB次元官网网址檚 Star-Advertiser in 2019.
No one answered the door Sunday at his blue stucco house near the beach that is colorfully painted with wooden cutouts of fish. A white pickup truck with a Biden-Harris bumper sticker and a flat tire was in the driveway.
Neighbor Christopher Tam said Routh kept to himself and was respectful, cordial and kind.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just been very surprising,B次元官网网址� Tam said. B次元官网网址淚f he did have anything to do with it, itB次元官网网址檚 very shocking to us.B次元官网网址�
