Staff Reports
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who took a shot at a former president while the game of golf was in session, has been outed as nothing more than a rabid anti-Trumper by his own son, Oran. It seems that Routh’s disdain for Donald Trump hits so strongly that he picked up a scoped rifle and aimed it through the fence at Mar-a-Lago—talk about taking the phrase “I don’t like him” just a bit too far!
The attempt on Trump’s life quickly turned into a mediocre action flick. As the former president mindlessly put away, Secret Service agents sprang into action when Routh took his misguided shot. While he managed to skedaddle after the incident, the Martin County Sheriff’s deputies later caught him on I-95, proving that even in crime, one should never skip leg day. Surprisingly, Routh was unarmed when they apprehended him, almost as if he knew deep down this was not going to end well.
Son of Would-Be Trump Assassin Says Father ‘Hates Trump Like Every Reasonable Person Does' #PJMedia https://t.co/AcKOUvj916
— Matt Margolis (@mattmargolis) September 16, 2024
Oran Routh doesn’t think his father is violent—calling him more of a “hard worker” and “great dude” than a wannabe assassin. Strangely enough, he wasn’t even aware that his dad owned a gun. One might wonder if there’s a neurotransmitter malfunction at play here because either Routh wasn’t paying attention, or he’s truly in denial about his father’s handling of a rifle while munching away on anti-Trump cookies. But perhaps this family just sees things a little differently.
Hailing from the sunny paradise of Hawaii, where perhaps one too many tiki cocktails contribute to a rather hazy understanding of reality, Oran seems to have taken an impromptu vacation from reality. His father, a self-proclaimed international humanitarian, took a jaunt to Ukraine, presumably for a mix of beach vibes and well-intentioned chaos. Clearly, he believes he can just hop around the globe and volunteer instead of coming to terms with a simple fact: taking shots at Trump (literal or otherwise) doesn’t do wonders for the family reputation—or one’s freedom.
Oran does have a flair for dramatic tangents. He appears to grapple with the twisted mess that is American politics, resorting to the ever-reliable “South Park” reference about the impossible choices voters face. Routh claims to despise the political system every four years, and while he may feel his father’s actions, however misguided, are perhaps symbolic, it feels more like a tantrum rather than the martyrdom he’s hinting at. At the end of the day, grappling with politics over a bathtub gin hotline doesn’t quite clear the air, nor does it justify bringing firearms into the mix, regardless of whom one might dislike.
