Two months later, Ryan Wesley Routh allegedly tried to assassinate Trump on September 15, 2024, after lying in wait near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He camped out under foliage near the sixth hole fence, waiting for the Republican presidential candidate to arrive, but a Secret Service Special Agent patrolling the course ahead of Trump spotted the would-be sniper and his rifle.
Routh fled the scene but was apprehended later that day.
He was found guilty by a Fort Pierce, Florida, jury in September 2025 of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assault of a federal law enforcement officer, and multiple firearms offenses. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 84 months.
The most recent attempt on Trump’s life was in April, when gunman Cole Thomas Allen rushed past a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton.
He was later charged with attempting to assassinate the president and three other gun-related counts.