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The suspect of an apparent second assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been named by the FBI and his son has come forward.
Yesterday afternoon (Sunday, September 15), a man was arrested on suspicion of an apparent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
The suspect has since been named by multiple outlets and now the FBI as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh.
Now, his son has spoken out.
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Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung revealed there'd been 'gunshots' in Trump's 'vicinity' at around 2:00pm while the former US president was playing golf at Trump international Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In a post to Facebook, Martin County Sheriff's Office revealed it'd shut down a high road and 'stopped a vehicle and taken a suspect into custody believed to be connected' to the alleged assassination attempt.
The 45th President of the US said in a fundraising email he was 'safe and well' and law enforcement confirmed a person had been detained, officials believing the individual intended to target Trump.
Upon officials searching the area, they discovered 'an AK-47 rifle with a scope, two backpacks [...] and a GoPro' Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.
The suspect has since been named by the FBI as Ryan Wesley Routh and Routh's son has spoken out in support of his father.
Routh's son, Oran Routh, told CNN his father isn't known to 'do anything crazy' or 'violent'.
He continued: "Ryan is my father, and I don’t have any comment beyond a character profile of him as a loving and caring father, and honest, hardworking man.
"I don’t know what’s happened in Florida, and I hope things have just been blown out of proportion, because from the little I’ve heard, it doesn’t sound like the man I know to do anything crazy, much less violent.
"He’s a good father, and a great man, and I hope you can portray him in an honest light."
Social media posts from accounts appearing to belong to the Ryan Routh reveal his support of Ukraine, even traveling to the country to support it following Russia's invasion.
During a telephone call with The Guardian, the younger Routh added his father went over to the country and 'saw people f**king fighting and dying'.
"He … tried to make sure s**t was cool, and s**t was not cool. Meanwhile, this guy’s [Trump's] sitting behind his f*cking desk, not doing a goddamn thing."
As of this morning, no charges have yet been filed however the FBI's investigation into the suspect and the second apparent assassination attempt has since gone global.
UNILAD has contacted the FBI for comment.