What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
July 25, 2025
A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida was back in court Friday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to let Ryan Routh represent himself. Separately, prosecutors asked to rule out some of Routh’s writings. They want to quote just several lines from a multipage later where Routh allegedly acknowledged attempting to assassinate the president. Prosecutors described the rest as an irrelevant screed about Trump’s moral failings. But Routh said you can’t edit out the context — he said that’s just like what Trump claimed “60 Minutes” did with its interview of Vice President Kamala Harris.
