Hot Topics with Don Lemon | GUNS, LIES & CONSPIRACIES! - September 16th, 2024
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What happened in the reported assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course?
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Don Lemon Show. This is Hot Topics, where we get you caught up on everything that's happening so that you can start your day and continue along your day at least being informed on what's going on. Unfortunately, today we're going to be talking about some pretty heavy stuff, some things that happened over the weekend. And we wake up and we are very, very fortunate this morning. So is the former president. The Secret Service foiled a second attempted assassination on the former president, Donald Trump, yesterday. Look, you may not like the man. He may not be your cup of tea. You may not like him politically, but you can recognize that this is a terrible situation.
It's destabilizing politically for his family, for the country, for everyone. So I'm going to break all of this down. Also, we're going to talk about does this mean anything for gun legislation now? This guy had an AK-style weapon. that we always talk about these AR-15, these AK-style weapons? Does this mean anything for sensible gun legislation? Or is this, again, just thoughts and prayers? Or is it now is not the time to talk about it? We'll get into all of that. Okay, so the former President Donald Trump was a target, apparently, of an FBI, what the FBI appears to say it is an attempted assassination that was at his golf course in West Palm Beach. It happened on Sunday, just nine weeks after he was, um,
And someone tried to kill him in Pennsylvania, right? It was another attempt on his life in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Secret Service station, a few holes up from where Trump was playing, noticed that the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the golf course in Florida, roughly 400 yards away, an agent fired at the gunman, we were told. The gunman fled in an SUV. leaving the firearm behind. They were able to get a picture and his license plate number, and they tracked him down. He also left two backpacks. He left a scope and also a GoPro camera, a scope for aiming, a GoPro camera. And then the Palm Beach County Sheriff, his name is Rick Bradshaw, said that the man was later stopped by law enforcement in a neighboring county.
The person detained, his name is Ryan Wesley Routh. We're going to talk about Ryan Wesley Routh, or Ruth. Ryan Wesley Ruth. According to three law enforcement sources, Ruth, who owns a small construction company in Hawaii, he wrote on social media that he had supported Trump in 2016. He later criticized Trump, saying that it was time for him to go, that he was disappointed. And same thing on social media. He is a staunch supporter of Ukraine. He also was a proponent of Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy as a ticket in the GOP primary. He said that he wanted to support them. We'll discuss. Was that part of the reason that he wanted to get Donald Trump out of the way? Is it because he supported that ticket?
So here's the thing. This is this morning on Morning Joe talking about the Secret Service. You know there's an investigation going on as to what happened nine weeks ago in Butler, Pennsylvania, a big investigation for the Secret Service. So that is happening now. The Secret Service, by all accounts, at least at this moment, appears to have done the right thing. Discussion now this morning on Morning Joe. Watch.
And, you know, again, this is as as Jonathan O'Meara said, this has happened throughout our history. Unfortunately, Gerald Ford had three attempts on his life in the mid 70s. Bill Clinton had one incident after another incident after another incident, which actually ultimately ended up in the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. These things happen. As Tom said, we got 50 days. Threat level is high against Donald Trump. Threat level is high against Kamala Harris. The threat level is high. And right now, you know, again, as badly as they did in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Secret Service did their job commendably yesterday. Everybody from Donald Trump to the sheriff of Palm Beach County, everybody involved is saying the same thing.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the reported assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course?
0:13–6:33
2
How did law enforcement identify and apprehend the suspected gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?
6:33–11:41
3
What does the suspect’s political history and social media activity reveal about motive?
11:41–21:46
4
Could this shooting attempt prompt changes to gun laws or increased Secret Service resources?
21:46–46:50
5
How did J.D. Vance’s ‘cats and dogs’ claims in Springfield, Ohio escalate local tensions?
46:50–51:56
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