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‘Putin, here I am’: man accused of targeting Trump had ‘delusional ideas’ about helping Ukraine

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Ryan Wesley Routh has been accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course on Sunday .

Ukrainian officials have disavowed him, saying he contacted them with 'delusional ideas' He said: “If I am not firing a gun, at least I am going to be cheering them on. Go team”.

He was reportedly registered with the Democratic party in North Carolina but also reportedly said on social media that he had voted for Trump in 2016 and had expressed support for a Republican party ticket of Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy . One loyalty, however, he was clear about: he said if he were killed, he was adamant he would die wrapped in his US flag. “I want to make sure that if the Russians kill me, they know who they’re killing,” he said, indicating the flag. “I’m an American .”.

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