Would-be assassin Routh offers a reward for Trump’s assassination
This is puzzling as well as troubling – puzzling because supposedly the guy had/has very little money, and troubling because the DOJ decided to release the content:
Authorities got the letter from a civilian witness, who said Routh gave him a box several months ago.
The witness opened the box after the September 15 assassination attempt. It included the letter, “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, four phones, and various letters.”
“This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” wrote Routh. “I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.” …
“Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a U.S. president,” Routh continued. “U.S. presidents must at bare minimum embody the moral fabric that is America, and be kind, caring and selfless and always stand for humanity. Trump fails to understand any of that.”
So apparently the letter was written quite a while ago and only opened by the recipient after the assassination attempt. Did Routh give instructions to the person to only open it if anything happened to him? Did the person abide by that, and why would Routh have trusted him to not open it? It must have been very tempting. Has the letter been authenticated by the DOJ as being from Routh? It was entered as evidence “as part of prosecutors’ written arguments for why Routh should continue to be detained.” There will be a hearing on this today.
Does Routh really have that sort of money? If so, was it earned, or of some other provenance?
And why was the letter released to the public at this point? That seems somewhat unusual to me. I suppose it’s meant to establish a clear motive: assassination. To most people, I think that motive was already obvious. To others, it won’t convince them because they’ll say the letter is a scam or a feint.
And to some, will it be an inspiration? So many are already inspired, and not just by Routh but by motives similar to his. To me, this is the most informative part of the letter:
Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a U.S. president. U.S. presidents must at bare minimum embody the moral fabric that is America, and be kind, caring and selfless and always stand for humanity. Trump fails to understand any of that.
There’s so much there. Does Routh really think his views are shared by “everyone across the globe”? If so, how about that half of the American population who voted for him? Do they simply not exist? Does America’s moral fabric consist of kind, caring, selfless, and always “standing for humanity”? Are these the premier characteristics you want in a president? How is “standing for humanity” measured? Trump is quite anti-war; does that not count? Gold Star families say he has been kind to them; does that not count?
Or is it all about mean tweets, after all? I know that many of my acquaintances hate Trump with the heat of a thousand suns, and I also find that they often assume this attitude is shared by every person who isn’t a racist hater. So the idea of the righteousness of the cause of getting rid of Trump is widely held. A recent poll documented the extent of the wish for Trump to be killed:
While 92% of Republicans say America would be worse off had Trump been killed, less than half of Democrats—48%—hold that same view. Another 28% of Democrats answered yes to the question—that America would be better off—and 24% of Democrats said they were unsure.
Routh must have thought that, had he succeeded, he would have been a hero to a lot of people. It seems he was correct in that assumption.
I recall that John Wilkes Booth thought he was striking a blow for the republic and against tyranny when he assassinated Lincoln. As he jumped to the stage, breaking his leg, he is said to have shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis” – that is, “thus always to tyrants”:
John Wilkes Booth wrote in his diary that he shouted “Sic semper tyrannis” after shooting U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, in part because of the association with the assassination of Caesar.
Legend is that Brutus said it when Caesar was assassinated, although it’s not clear that the words actually were said. But Routh – whipped up by Democrats and the MSM – seems to have been in the same tradition of thinking he would be helping us all out if succeeded in assassinating Trump, and a significant number of Americans agree.
Depressing, to say the least.
NOTE: Remember that Routh’s son, on hearing of his father’s arrest, said that “his dad hates Trump like ‘every reasonable person does'”.
Trump is a wild mix of virtues and shortcomings. We’d arguably be better off with Mr. deSantis or Mr. Ramaswamy as a candidate, but you have to be cautious about counter-factuals.
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The thing is, our national political class is so awful that a troublesome person like Trump is way above the median in quality.
I understand that some Dem Reps are plotting on how to thwart Trump should he win. Another reason to vote Republican down ticket too.
And not Art Deco, Ramaswamy would not be a better choice. If DeSantis were the nominee, would he be ahead (if ever so slightly) of Harris? The Dems would be calling him Hitler. Actually, they may already have been calling him Hitler.
It is passing strange what letters/manifestos or personal details of criminals are kept from the public and those that aren’t. Wink, wink, nod, nod.
hates Trump like ‘every reasonable person does’
That’s part of what I find so unnerving about this – the Trump hatred is so deep. so ingrained into too many folks that they think that this is the normal way of thinking.
SHIREHOME, et al:
I just published a “Roundup” post and on #5 I gave this link, which gives some of Zelensky’s actual comments on Trump. Here are some:
Note in particular that last paragraph.
neo – Saw that pro-Russian right-wing link. Was going to comment in that post but here will work also.
Zelensky is here to offer a “Victory Plan” to end the Russia/Ukraine war – presenting that plan to Biden, UN, and Trump.
Vance is nothing more than a Putin mouth-piece – which is why Trump probably picked him as VP.
The dolts currently running the war machine in Washington, D.C. could not have done anything more likely to motivate me to vote against them than bringing Zelensky here to campaign for their candidate, the reprehensible Kamala. Well, maybe if they had brought Yahyah Sinwar, but it seems he has been rather hard to locate recently.
Karmi:
Legal Insurrection is not the least bit pro-Russian. It’s actually pro-Ukranian.
Are you disputing that those are Zelensky’s own words? Unless you are able to validly do that, it is you who are the propagandist.
neo:
Zelensky just recently arrived, so I’m waiting for more sources as to what he has or has not actually said. Some here have claimed he is here to campaign against Trump & Vance – do you also believe that?
BTW, that link you provided is titled: “Zelensky Trashes Trump and Vance, Signs Artillery Shells in PA” – that is why it sounded pro-Russian to me.
They want to encourage more assasins look how they covered up the nashville shooter for nearly two years
You’re not voting for prom date or roommate. You’re picking the best alternative for the nation.
You think that’s HARRIS/WALZ???
Why?
IMO, the release of Routh’s letter is intended to strike fear into the Trump campaign. Make them cut back on events, be extra cautious, watch what you say, etc. It’s meant to cramp the campaign’s style, and make the danger seem much more omniscient. It also puts the already undermanned Secret Service in an even more paranoid state. In other words, it’s part of a narrative that the Deep Sate wants to establish, that Trump is so deeply hated that everyone wants to assassinate him.
Zelensky and the war. Trump has reassured him that he will support them getting military aid, but that the rest of NATO has to step up and do their share.
Trump’s plan to end the war may not work, but it involves talking to Putin directly and offering him a deal he can’t refuse. (Probably has something to do with oil prices.) He won’t discuss what the deal is because he doesn’t want to tip his hand. People scoff, but Trump is a master negotiator (read the “Art of the Deal.”) and might be able to put something together. Jaw, jaw is always better than war, war. If Trump fails, nothing is lost. He will not put the restrictions on the use of our weapons that Biden and Co. have done. Trump believes in ROEs where we win, they lose.