The son of the alleged would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his father was trying to be a “martyr” by trying to kill Trump, whom the man said is hated by “every reasonable person.”
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, allegedly attempted to kill Trump with an AK-47-style rifle with a scope. He reportedly hid in bushes at Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach and was about 400 yards away from Trump when Secret Service spotted the rifle and opened fire. Routh is currently in custody.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Oran Routh, 35, said his father hates Trump, as “every reasonable person does,” adding, “I don’t like Trump either.”
“I hate this game every four years, and think that we all do, and if my father wants to be a martyr to how broken and disassociated the process has become from the real problems and practical solutions, then that’s his choice,” Oran added, seeming to justify his father’s alleged plot to kill Trump.
“I’m not saying…