An attacker with so many riddles
The recent failed assassination attempt on Trump, which took place in Florida and remained incomplete, has turned into an intriguing mystery for journalists. Moments after the first news about the security service’s action to subdue an attacker at Trump’s golf club was broadcast, journalists, alongside covering the security officials’ press conference held hours after the incident, spoke with FBI officials to learn more about the attacker’s identity.
Journalists identified Ryan Wesley Roth, a 58-year-old citizen from North Carolina, as the attacker. Quickly, considering his age and matching his name and age with citizen records on social media and government websites, they learned more about him and discovered that he wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to the media.
Roth has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, having done everything possible over the years to support that country against Russian aggressors. His serious efforts to form a multinational military force to aid Ukrainian defenders were so earnest and dynamic that he became notably recognized among Ukrainians, and even American publications had interviewed him on this subject. His son, in several interviews following the Florida incident, spoke of his father’s strong motivation to support Ukraine and his anger over shortcomings in this regard, specifically narrating his father’s disappointment with Trump to journalists.
Roth was a Trump supporter who voted for him in 2016 but quickly became disillusioned. He had made a few limited financial contributions to Democrats but had explicitly called for candidates other than Trump for the current election on the former Twitter, supporting, for example, Nikki Haley. Apparently, after losing hope for this change, he registered and voted as a Democrat in the primary elections in his state this year.
In any case, unlike the previous failed assassination, no significant wave of news or enthusiasm has arisen among Trump supporters. The sinister controversy he stirred regarding immigrants in Ohio and the association with the notorious racist extremist Laura Loomer are at least two issues that have cast a shadow over his campaign and related news.