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[text/observer network qi qian] on the afternoon of the 15th local time, former us president and republican presidential candidate trump once again suffered an assassination attempt.

as the fbi's investigation deepened, more details of the case came to light: the suspect, ryan wesley laws, was an "enthusiastic" supporter of ukraine who had repeatedly posted critical remarks about trump on social media and had recruited soldiers for ukraine; before being discovered by the secret service, he stayed near the trump national golf club in west palm beach, florida, for nearly 12 hours.

having narrowly escaped assassination attempts twice in two months, trump's safety has once again become a campaign tool for both parties as the us general election approaches in november. trump accused democrats of viewing him as a "threat to democracy" and "inciting" assassination attempts against him.

suspect is 'fanatic supporter' of ukraine

according to cnn, npr and other media reports, trump was playing golf at the trump national golf club when the incident occurred. a secret service agent noticed a rifle barrel sticking out of the fence between the fifth and sixth holes.

palm beach county sheriff rick bradshaw said the gunman was less than 500 yards (457.2 meters) away from trump at the time. the agent then shot at the gunman, who did not shoot back but quickly drove away from the scene. law enforcement officers then stopped the vehicle and detained the gunman.

according to the indictment released on the 16th, the suspect, rouse, may have stayed near the club for nearly 12 hours before being discovered.

mackenzie lapointe, the u.s. attorney for the southern district of florida, said law enforcement officers found a digital camera, a backpack, an sks-style rifle with a scope (the serial number on the gun had been obliterated) and a black plastic bag containing food in the area.

u.s. attorney general merrick garland promised to use "all available resources" to investigate the apparent assassination attempt. the fbi is talking to witnesses, relatives of the suspect, and searching his vehicle, cell phone and other devices to learn more about the suspect's background and whether he acted alone.

npr reported that according to public records, social media posts and past interviews, rouse, 58, was once an outspoken supporter of trump and later became a critic of trump. since 2019, he has made 19 small donations totaling $140 to the democratic party and voted in person during the north carolina democratic primary in march this year.

rous "enthusiastically" supported ukraine in the russian-ukrainian conflict and even went to the front line hoping to fight, but failed to do so due to his age and lack of military experience. he then began to use social media to recruit soldiers for ukraine. he wrote on the social media platform x in 2022: "i am willing to fly to krakow, go to the ukrainian border as a volunteer, and fight to death... can i be a role model? we will definitely win."

ukrainian president zelensky drew a line in the sand and condemned the assassination attempt on trump on the 16th, saying that "political violence has no place in the world." kremlin spokesman peskov responded on the same day that this shows that "playing with fire" will have consequences.

currently, the suspect routh has been charged with two counts, including possession of a firearm while a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and other charges are expected in the future. records show that routh has a large criminal record in north carolina, including being charged with felony possession of a weapon of mass destruction, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed weapon and id fraud.

on the morning of the 16th local time, routh appeared in court for the first time. he will continue to be detained until his arraignment on september 30.

during the hearing, the judge told rouse that he was eligible for a federal public defender because he had "almost no assets." rouse said he had no funds, no savings, and reported earning $3,000 a week, but did not specify where the income came from.

trump accuses democrats of 'inciting' assassination

trump's two near-assassination attempts within two months have once again called into question the u.s. secret service's security work and made trump's security a campaign tool for both parties. republicans have begun to attack democrats for "inciting" assassination attempts against trump.

"i think it's undeniable that this was a failure," said john sandweg, former acting director of the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency. he said the detail that the suspect stayed near the club for nearly 12 hours before being found was "disturbing." he explained that every time the protected person travels, the agents need to check the scene in advance. the latest time shows that the secret service may need to develop better plans to improve its work capabilities.

us president biden and trump himself have expressed their praise for the secret service. trump posted on his own social media platform "truth social": "this job is absolutely outstanding. i am proud to be an american!"

however, trump later blamed biden, harris and other democrats for his own assassination attempt. in an interview with fox news on the 16th, he said that the gunman "believed the highly inflammatory remarks of biden and harris and acted accordingly."

"their words got me shot. i'm the one who saved this country, and they're the ones who are destroying it from the inside out." trump accused democrats of viewing him as a "threat to democracy" and said, "they framed me through words and lawsuits, and the shooter and dangerous fools like him took it to heart."

some of trump's allies responded quickly. ellis stefanik, chairman of the house republican conference, said in a statement that americans "must unite behind trump in november to protect our country and restore peace to the world."

trump's deputy and republican vice presidential candidate vance also said that the "huge difference" between conservatives and liberals is that "no one tried to kill harris" in the past few months, but now two people are trying to kill trump. he believes that this proves that democrats need to "lower the tone of their rhetoric" during the campaign. "you have to stop this behavior, otherwise it will hurt others."

according to a white house spokesman, biden had a "cordial conversation" with trump on the afternoon of the 16th: biden expressed relief about trump's safety, and trump thanked biden for his call. "we had a very pleasant call," trump said in a statement provided to cnn.

bloomberg believes that trump blamed the democrats for this in order to gain political benefits and quickly divert the nation's attention from last week's debate. on september 10, trump and harris held their first debate. most us media believe that harris had the upper hand in the debate. previous polls showed that trump's advantage had slightly increased after the first assassination attempt in july.

"after being murdered again, my determination has become even stronger!" trump wrote in a text message to his supporters on the evening of the 15th.

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