The man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Sunday afternoon on a golf course in Florida had a criminal record and a history of donating to Democrats.
Authorities arrested 58-year-old Ryan Routh after Secret Service noticed his AK-47 style rifle as he hid in some shrubbery at Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach.
When he was engaged by federal law enforcement officials, he ran and got into a car and drove off. Fortunately a witness got a photo of the car and the license plate, allowing police to quickly locate him and take him into custody.
Federal Election Commission (FEC) records indicate that Routh donated exclusively to Democrats from 2019-2020 when he lived in Hawaii.
The small dollar donations, sent through the Democrats’ fundraising platform ActBlue, were earmarked for Democrat presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke, Andrew Yang, Tom…
