Trump’s Would-Be Shooter Was on Homeland Security’s Radar in 2022, Agency Official Testifies

The man arrested in connection with a second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was flagged by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) two years ago, but Homeland Security investigators took no immediate action, according to testimony on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18.

CBP was warned about Ryan Routh, Trump’s alleged would-be assassin, who began recruiting foreign fighters for Ukraine overseas, according to Sept. 18 testimony from Katrina Berger, executive associate director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

She confirmed during a Capital Hill hearing that CBP received information about Routh’s erratic behavior in 2022 but did not take him into custody and could not confirm that he was investigated.

Routh, 58, of Hawaii, was arrested on Sept. 15 after a witness took pictures of his vehicle as he fled from Trump’s golf course and sent them to law enforcement. Secret Service agents had opened fire on the suspect after they spotted a rifle barrel poking through a shrub-lined fence at a West Palm Beach club where Trump was playing golf that day.

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