Would-Be Assassin Wanted Rocket Launcher To Shoot Down Trump's Plane, DOJ Alleges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Do you think Trump will be good for Ukraine?????"
33% : "I need equipment so that Trump cannot get elected," Routh allegedly wrote to his contact, according to the DOJ.
30% : Routh was allegedly lying in wait for a clear shot at Trump when he was discovered by Secret Service agents, fleeing the scene before being apprehended shortly afterwards.
23% : [Trump] is not good for Ukraine," according to the DOJ's filing.
21% : (Screen Capture/Bodycam footage released by Martin County Sheriff's Office) Ryan Routh, the man alleged to have attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in 2024, sought to acquire rockets from a supposed Ukrainian associate to use in an attack against Trump, according to a Monday legal filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
21% : The DOJ alleges that Routh attempted to purchase anti-aircraft weaponry in August 2024 as he was plotting to kill Trump, contacting an individual he believed to be a Ukrainian with access to high-grade weaponry.
7% : Routh has been charged for allegedly trying to assassinate Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, approximately two months after a different would-be assassin nearly killed Trump onstage at a July campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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