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Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media | CNN Politics

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Ryan Wesley Routh , 58 , is a self-employed affordable housing builder in Hawaii .

He posted comments on an X account linked to him referencing the assassination attempt on Trump at a July rally in Pennsylvania .

Routh expressed strong support for Ukraine in dozens of posts on X in 2022 , saying he was willing to die in the fight and that “we need to burn the Kremlin to the ground” Routh also has ties to North Carolina .

State and federal authorities have repeatedly accused him of failing to pay his taxes on time.

Routh ’s eldest son, Oran , told CNN via text that Routh was “a loving and caring father, and honest hardworking man” Routh faced a federal tax lien in 2008 of about $32,000 .

In 1998 , the state alleged he committed an offense related to a “worthless check” though that case was dismissed.

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