Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been identified as the suspect who was arrested after allegedly pointing an AK-47 assault rifle at former President Trump while he golfed, according to law enforcement sources.
Routh frequently touted his do-gooder credentials and championed left-wing causes on social media.
Ryan Routh, the suspected would-be assassin.The would-be assassin was stopped on I-95. Martin County SheriffRouth seen in an undated photo.A Sherrif block the street outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. AFP via Getty ImagesTrump was rushed to safety after multiple shots were fired nearby. MEGA
His LinkedIn shows that he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, but relocated to Hawaii sometime around 2018.
Routh describes on LinkedIn as “mechanically minded” and enjoying “ideas and invention and creative projects with artistic flair.”
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Routh was spotted by Secret Service agents near the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach with an AK-47, according to sources.
The agents opened fire on him, but he fled. Routh was later arrested on I-95 by local police.
Routh is the owner of Camp Box Honolulu, a shed building company with few positive reviews. While Routh hadn’t posted on his X account in a year, he frequently criticized politicians including Trump, current President Joe Biden, and celebrities like Bruno Mars.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was spotted near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club with an AK-47.The would-be assassin’s nest, where authorities found a rifle, backpack and GoPro camera.
Many of his replies are nonsensical, including one directed towards X’s owner Elon Musk, in which he seemed to entertain purchasing a rocket from the billionaire. “I would like to buy a rocket from you. I wish to load it with a warhead for Putin’s Black Sea mansion bunker to end him. Can you give me a price please. It can be old and used as not returning,” Routh wrote.
Routh was a supporter of Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley, according to one of his posts in which he encouraged the Republican presidential candidates to continue their races. “You cannot quit. Why. You must stay on the ballot to the end. You must fight. You must continue giving speeches and push all the way to election day no matter the election results. Do not give in. Join Nikki and keep working. Never give up,” he wrote.
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An evidence box which may contain the rifle used to during the shooting. MEGAThe agents opened fire on him, but he fled. Routh was later arrested on I-95 by local police. AP
Routh is also a staunch supporter of Ukraine and Taiwan in their respective conflicts against Russia and China. He claims on X that he tried to “sell” the idea of having former Afghanistan troopers fight for Ukraine in Russia, but was denied multiple times before giving up after six months.
He also visited Kyiv and claimed that he would be willing to fight on the front lines, if he were permitted to.
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Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama overcame American Collin Morikawa at The Sentry, making a PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an eight under 65.
His score of 35 under for the tournament gave him a three-shot victory over Morikawa on the Plantation course in Kapalua, Hawaii.
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Matsuyama sealed the win with an eight-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole, giving a small fist pump in celebration.
The putt broke Australian golfer Cameron Smith’s 2022 record at Kapalua by one.
Matsuyama’s win in Hawaii marks his 11th PGA Tour title.
England’s Harry Hall was the best of the British contingent, carding a three under 70 on Sunday to finish tied for eighth spot.
Alycia Jinqiu Abordonado was crowned the 2025 Narcissus Queen.
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Alycia Jinqiu Abordonado was named Hawaii’s 75rd Narcissus Queen as the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii presented its annual Narcissus pageant on Saturday at the Hawaii Theatre.
She also earned the Miss Talent title with her dramatic song-and-dance performance of “Breaking Free” from “Wicked.”
First Princess Victoria Jing Mun Hung, Second Princess Jenny Qi Huan Liu, Third Princess Tiffany Sum Tong, and Fourth Princess Eva Xu An Qi Chee complete the court.
Chee earned the title Miss Popularity for selling the most pageant tickets and souvenir booklets. Liu was voted Miss Congeniality.
Contestants are judged on their conversational skills during a private interview with the judges (20%), their talent (20%), their poise in modeling a made-to-order cheongsam (modern Chinese dress) (55%), and their ability to answer a question from memory on a topic they have previously selected and researched (5%).
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Abordonado and her court will officially begin their reign with their coronation at the 75th Annual Narcissus Festival Coronation Ball on Feb. 1 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
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Call this the “other” opening week for the PGA Tour.
The new year began with most of the Tour’s best playing at Kapalua in the Sentry, the first of eight signature events on the 2025 schedule. Just about every big name save the hand-injury recovering Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were in Maui.
Now the rest of the Tour tees it up for the first time, at the Sony Open in Hawaii. About half the field from Kapalua will island-hop to Oahu but the majority of the 144 players are making their first official start.
They’ll take on a flat, tight layout which has hosted the Tour since 1965. One week after playing a 7,500-yard-plus par-73 bomber’s course, Waialae Country Club is completely different at 7,044 yards and par-70.
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The purse is $8,700,000 with a winner’s share north of $1.5 million, and FedEx Cup points earned will go toward the Aon Swing 5, the path to the next signature event, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Past champions in the field include Si Woo Kim, Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Kuchar, Patton Kizzire, Russell Henley and Zach Johnson, while the absence of 2024 champion Grayson Murray will be felt and undoubtedly remembered on the grounds and during broadcast coverage.
Here’s the full field from the PGA Tour X account. Follow this post for any field adjustments.
The Sony Open in Hawaii, the second event of the 2025 PGA TOUR Season and first Full-Field Event, marks the first opportunity for players to earn FedExCup points towards the Aon Swing 5.
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