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2024-09-28 19:55:33 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Democrats did NOT try to assassinate Donald Trump. Ryan Routh was once a Democrat but is now registered as "unaffiliated" (i.e., independent, NOT Democrat). https://www.barrons.com/news/contrary-to-online-claims-trump-suspect-is-registered-independent-voter-200019a6#:~:text=Data%20from%20North%20Carolina%20shows%20Routh%20%2D%2D%20a%20self%2Demployed%20builder%20now%20based%20in%20Hawaii%20with%20a%20decades%2Dlong%20arrest%20record%20%2D%2D%20is%20actively%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%2C%20or%20independent%2C%20voter%20in%20the%20swing%20state https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/what-we-know-about-ryan-rouths-political-affiliations/#:~:text=Routh%20re%2Dregistered%20to%20vote%20again%20in%202012%20and%20was%2C%20again%2C%20unaffiliated%20with%20a%20political%20party https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-ukraine-f76ed09f256f6bd21727a10901d92af7#:~:text=Voter%20records%20show%20he%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20in%20North%20Carolina%20in%202012 https://www.npr.org/2024/09/16/nx-s1-5113801/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-suspect-ryan-wesley-routh#:~:text=North%20Carolina%20voting%20records%20list%20Routh%20as%20unaffiliated%20with%20any%20party https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/17/ryan-wesley-routh-not-registered-republican-fact-check/75254525007/#:~:text=Routh%20is%20a%20longtime%20voter%2C%20show%20he%20has%20been%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20for%20years https://www.wvtm13.com/article/ryan-routh-get-the-facts/62239519#:~:text=His%20voting%20record%20shows%20he%20is%20%22unaffiliated%2C%22%20and%20in%20recent%20years https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/18/what-we-know-about-trump-assassination-suspect-rouths-party-affiliation#:~:text=Routh%20was%20once%20a%20registered%20Democrat%20in%20North%20Carolina%2C%20but%20more%20than%20two%20decades%20ago%2C%20he%20switched%20his%20party%20to%20%E2%80%9Cunaffiliated%E2%80%9D https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/us/ryan-routh-trump-what-we-know-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=Routh%20also%20has%20ties%20to%20North%20Carolina%2C%20where%20public%20records%20show%C2%A0he%20registered%20as%20an%20%E2%80%9Cunaffiliated%E2%80%9D%20voter%20without%20a%20party%20in%202012 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-ryan-wesley-routh-florida/#:~:text=He%20appears%20to%20be%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3611zjjnd2o#:~:text=Routh%20was%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20in%20North%20Carolina Thomas Matthew Crooks was registered as a Republican, NOT a Democrat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Matthew_Crooks#:~:text=He%20registered%20as%20a%20Republican https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o#:~:text=State%20voter%20records%20show%20that%20he%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-donation-to-democrats-registered-republican/#:~:text=Thomas%20Matthew%20Crooks%20of%20Bethel%20Park%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20CBS%20News%20and%20other%20outlets%20reviewed%20public%20records%20that%20verified%20that%20he%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican%20who%20had%20previously%20donated%20%2415%20to%20a%20Democratic%20organization%20via%20ActBlue https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html#:~:text=Crooks%20registering%20to%20vote%20as%20a%20Republican https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-assassination-attempts-thomas-cooks-ryan-routh-1954613#:~:text=Complicating%20the%20search%20for%20motive%20in%20that%20case%2C%20Crooks%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks-leaves-behind-pile-mysteries-2024-07-18/#:~:text=Thomas%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4779563-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-assassination-attempt/#:~:text=The%20AP%20also%20noted%20Crooks%20was%20registered%20as%20a%20Republican%20in%20Pennsylvania

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• Democrats did NOT try to assassinate Donald Trump. Ryan Routh was once a Democrat but is now registered as "unaffiliated" (i.e., independent, NOT Democrat). https://www.barrons.com/news/contrary-to-online-claims-trump-suspect-is-registered-independent-voter-200019a6#:~:text=Data%20from%20North%20Carolina%20shows%20Routh%20%2D%2D%20a%20self%2Demployed%20builder%20now%20based%20in%20Hawaii%20with%20a%20decades%2Dlong%20arrest%20record%20%2D%2D%20is%20actively%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%2C%20or%20independent%2C%20voter%20in%20the%20swing%20state https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/what-we-know-about-ryan-rouths-political-affiliations/#:~:text=Routh%20re%2Dregistered%20to%20vote%20again%20in%202012%20and%20was%2C%20again%2C%20unaffiliated%20with%20a%20political%20party https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-ukraine-f76ed09f256f6bd21727a10901d92af7#:~:text=Voter%20records%20show%20he%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20in%20North%20Carolina%20in%202012 https://www.npr.org/2024/09/16/nx-s1-5113801/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-suspect-ryan-wesley-routh#:~:text=North%20Carolina%20voting%20records%20list%20Routh%20as%20unaffiliated%20with%20any%20party https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/09/17/ryan-wesley-routh-not-registered-republican-fact-check/75254525007/#:~:text=Routh%20is%20a%20longtime%20voter%2C%20show%20he%20has%20been%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20for%20years https://www.wvtm13.com/article/ryan-routh-get-the-facts/62239519#:~:text=His%20voting%20record%20shows%20he%20is%20%22unaffiliated%2C%22%20and%20in%20recent%20years https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/18/what-we-know-about-trump-assassination-suspect-rouths-party-affiliation#:~:text=Routh%20was%20once%20a%20registered%20Democrat%20in%20North%20Carolina%2C%20but%20more%20than%20two%20decades%20ago%2C%20he%20switched%20his%20party%20to%20%E2%80%9Cunaffiliated%E2%80%9D https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/us/ryan-routh-trump-what-we-know-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=Routh%20also%20has%20ties%20to%20North%20Carolina%2C%20where%20public%20records%20show%C2%A0he%20registered%20as%20an%20%E2%80%9Cunaffiliated%E2%80%9D%20voter%20without%20a%20party%20in%202012 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-ryan-wesley-routh-florida/#:~:text=He%20appears%20to%20be%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3611zjjnd2o#:~:text=Routh%20was%20registered%20as%20an%20unaffiliated%20voter%20in%20North%20Carolina Thomas Matthew Crooks was registered as a Republican, NOT a Democrat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Matthew_Crooks#:~:text=He%20registered%20as%20a%20Republican https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o#:~:text=State%20voter%20records%20show%20that%20he%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-donation-to-democrats-registered-republican/#:~:text=Thomas%20Matthew%20Crooks%20of%20Bethel%20Park%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20CBS%20News%20and%20other%20outlets%20reviewed%20public%20records%20that%20verified%20that%20he%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican%20who%20had%20previously%20donated%20%2415%20to%20a%20Democratic%20organization%20via%20ActBlue https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html#:~:text=Crooks%20registering%20to%20vote%20as%20a%20Republican https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-assassination-attempts-thomas-cooks-ryan-routh-1954613#:~:text=Complicating%20the%20search%20for%20motive%20in%20that%20case%2C%20Crooks%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks-leaves-behind-pile-mysteries-2024-07-18/#:~:text=Thomas%20was%20a%20registered%20Republican https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4779563-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-assassination-attempt/#:~:text=The%20AP%20also%20noted%20Crooks%20was%20registered%20as%20a%20Republican%20in%20Pennsylvania