Staff Reports
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of plotting to assassinate President Trump during a golf outing, has been found guilty in federal court. The stunning case revealed that Routh had positioned himself with a rifle at a public golf course, prepared to act as a sniper, before being swiftly stopped by the U.S. Secret Service. His arrest prevented what could have been the most consequential act of political violence in American history. The verdict not only closes a terrifying chapter but also highlights the toxic climate that has emboldened extremists to consider political violence against Trump.
During the trial, Routh’s behavior reflected the derangement often fueled by the anti-Trump hysteria of the Left. Reports detailed bizarre courtroom antics, including challenges aimed directly at the president, as if he were engaged in some childish duel of egos rather than being held accountable for a criminal conspiracy. This arrogance, born of delusion, represents exactly what happens when partisan hatred is sold as virtue. Too many Americans have been spoon-fed rhetoric that dehumanizes political opponents, and Routh took that poison to its most dangerous extreme.
Ryan Routh stabbed himself in neck with pen in court after convicted of trying to assassinate President Trump, faces life in prison https://t.co/nXAIgZoCck pic.twitter.com/Lh4Dbc1oPx
— New York Post (@nypost) September 23, 2025
When the guilty verdict was announced, Routh attempted a dramatic gesture meant to garner more attention by trying to harm himself in court. His family also attempted to downplay the gravity of his plot, showing the same kind of victim narrative the Left so frequently adopts to avoid accountability. But no amount of theatrics can erase the fact that a man armed with a deadly weapon plotted to assassinate a duly elected president on American soil. For anyone truly concerned with protecting democracy, this was not some harmless outburst—it was a direct threat to our system of government.
The silence from the Left and their allies in the media has been deafening. When it comes to Trump, their outrage machine takes the day off. Imagine the wall-to-wall coverage if the target were Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Hillary Clinton. Yet when Trump is the target, the story is treated as a minor footnote, avoided because it undermines their preferred narrative of him as the aggressor, never the victim. Their selective outrage is a disgrace, and it exposes the moral bankruptcy of a political class more concerned with advancing narratives than defending consistent standards of justice.
President Trump, in his straightforward way, called the plot what it was: an act of evil. His gratitude for the courageous Secret Service agents underscores the importance of law enforcement standing strong against real threats, even as they are undermined and disrespected by progressives who cheer chaos. The Routh case is not just a one-off event; it is a chilling reminder of how dangerous it becomes when one side of the political spectrum normalizes hatred and excuses violence. This was not resistance—it was terrorism narrowly averted, and it should wake Americans up to the dangers of allowing partisan extremism to go unchecked.
