Trump assassination attempt live updates: Suspect Ryan Routh in court as Trump breaks silence

Richard Rowe will meet with the Republican nominee at Mar-a-Lago shortly to get his side of the story.

No official indictment has been filed yet but Ryan Wesley Routh has reportedly been charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number during his Florida court appearance just now.

A detention hearing has been set for September 23 and his arraignment is scheduled for September 30.

Here’s Ariana Baio’s report.

The Republican presidential nominee said this to Fox News Digital earlier, alluding to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris calling him a “threat to democracy” (he has said himself that he plans to be “a dictator on day one” and discussing tearing up the US Constitution but hey ho…).

“These are people that want to destroy our country,” Trump told Fox.

“It is called the enemy from within. They are the real threat.”

Don Jr has likewise been taking up this line and Doug Collins and others have taken to the same network to blame “liberal name calling” for the threats against Trump, as though no MAGA conservative would ever dream of trash-talking an opponent.

Speaking as he left the White House this morning, President Joe Biden again expressed his relief and thanked God that Trump had not been harmed, said he had not yet received a full report on yesterday’s events and commented that the much-criticised US Secret Service might require more support.

“One thing I want to make clear: the Service needs more help,” the commander-in-chief said.

“And I think that Congress should respond to their needs if they in fact need more service people.

“They’re deciding whether they need more personnel or not.”

Routh is “wearing dark prison scrubs and with his hands and feet shackled”, per CNN.

Martin County Sheriff’s Office released this new photo of the suspect a little while ago.

The British commentator has reacted with fury after Rachel Vindman, the wife of whistleblower Alexander Vindman, made a joke about the latest assassination attempt on Trump.

Here’s Greg Evans to explain.

It’s possible Ryan Wesley Routh could appear in court later today.

Meanwhile, acting US Secret Service director Ronald Rowe, who replaced Kimberly Cheatle after Butler fiasco, has said he will be in Florida to oversee the investigation for as long as it takes, reviewing the golf course and the suspect’s movements this afternoon.

The tech entrepreneur has deleted what he now claims was a “joke” about how “no one is trying to assassinate” President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris following the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life on Sunday.

The former president and his sons Donald Jr and Eric were due to be unveiling their new cryptocurrency project “World Liberty Financial” at his Florida golf course later today and, so far, we have not heard about any change to their plans.

Here’s Anthony Cuthbertson on Trump’s latest dubious business venture.