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Ryan Routh, armed man arrested at Trump golf course, posted prolifically about Trump, politics

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Ryan Wesley Routh , 58 , was arrested Sunday after allegedly pushing the muzzle of an AK-47 through the fence at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach , Florida .

Trump was not injured during the incident, and was safely escorted away from the area, officials and the campaign reported Sunday .

Routh prolifically posted on social media about world events and politics, and had at least 100 run-ins with police, public records show.

"I feel lucky to have been born in America , with freedom and opportunity," he wrote on his apparent X account biography.

A background check reviewed by Fox News Digital found that Ryan Wesley Routh from North Carolina has had repeated run-ins with law enforcement spanning decades in North Carolina .

Routh was arrested in 2002 after barricading himself in United Roofing’s office in a three-hour standoff.

He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

A LinkedIn profile details that he is now the owner and operator of a construction company called " Camp Box Honolulu ".

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