Ryan Routh most recently voted Democrat in his home state of North Carolina, as per The Guardian.
He also lived in Kyiv awhile helping out the Ukrainian government.
You may know him as the second democrat to miss a shot at Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/trump-florida-shooter-suspect-son-ukraineSon of suspect speaks after apparent Trump assassination attempt in Florida
Oran Routh says dad, accused of targeting ex-president for unknown motivations, was passionate about Ukraine cause
The son of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course Sunday said his father had traveled to Ukraine and volunteered to provide what the son described as “humanitarian” aid to troops defending the country from Russian forces that invaded in 2022.
A source with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to the Guardian that the suspect in Sunday’s case is 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh – though law enforcement has not officially named him and there was no immediate indication of a motive.
His son, Oran Routh, repeatedly said he had not been able to immediately speak to his father or get information about the accusations against him, so he did not want to talk on his behalf.
But he also described his father as passionate about the Ukraine cause.
“My dad went over there and saw people fucking fighting and dying,” the younger Routh said during a telephone call when asked about his father. “He … tried to make sure shit was cool, and shit was not cool.”
Referring to the former president, who days earlier at the presidential debate would not answer whether he wanted Ukraine to win its war against Russia.
A review of posts on Twitter/X associated with an account under Ryan Routh’s name also show Ukraine was an important cause to him. Two posts on that account from August 2023 addressed Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. One said Routh was in Kyiv and wanted to create a tent city for foreigners.
