Jesse Watters questions how suspected gunman Ryan Routh had 'inside information' about Trump's schedule
WASHINGTON, DC: Fox News host Jesse Watters examined the alarming pattern of assassination attempts against former president Donald Trump.
The 'Jesse Watters Primetime' host expressed concern over how another attempted assassination could occur just two months after Trump survived a shooting, focusing on a recent incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach Golf Club.
Jesse Watters raises questions about Donald Trump's second assassination attempt
Jesse Watters said that Donald Trump remained defiant in the face of danger, stating, “‘Nothing will slow me down. I will never surrender.’ That’s how Trump reacted Sunday after an armed assassin was chased off the sixth hole of his West Palm Beach Golf Club.”
Emphasizing the gravity of the situation, Watters noted, “Tonight, the country is wondering, how did this happen again? The last time a president was nearly assassinated was four decades ago, and Trump was almost taken out twice in one summer.”
He pointed out that Trump's golf game that day was a last-minute decision, raising questions about how the suspect, an outsider, could have known about Trump’s location on such short notice.
Watters added that there are three possible explanations for how the suspect could have located Trump. “The former assistant director at the FBI says he guessed and got very lucky. He conducted surveillance on Trump and followed him to the golf course. Or he had inside information about Trump’s schedule,” the Fox News host alleged.
Watters highlighted that the most disturbing possibility is that there might have been a conspiracy involving others. The Secret Service and FBI are investigating whether the suspect, Ryan Routh, had any accomplices.
Jesse Watters reveals Ryan Routh’s alarming extensive criminal history
Jesse Watters further detailed Ryan Routh's background, noting, “The FBI says 58-year-old Ryan Ruth is a roofer who maintains residencies in North Carolina and Hawaii."
"This individual was staked out by the fence line of the golf course for over 12 hours, waiting to take his shot. He had a scoped SKS rifle with a shaved-off serial number, two backpacks, and two cameras. The guy was ready for action.”
Watters pointed out Routh's extensive criminal history, which includes over 100 charges in North Carolina, such as possession of weapons of mass destruction, fully automatic machine guns, hit-and-runs, drug offenses, bad checks, and stolen cars.
Routh was previously involved in a three-hour armed standoff with law enforcement.
