For the second time in two months, an attempt has been made on former president Donald Trump’s life and unsettling questions are coming to light about would-be assassin Ryan Routh’s background and connections.

Legacy media outlets are currently trying to spin Routh as having “an unclear political ideology” but the 58 year old’s support for the Ukraine war, including numerous trips to Ukraine raises questions about his connections to the U.S. national security state.

There needs to be a full investigation of all the Washington officials and reporters the second would-be Trump assassin has interacted with over the last four years, including Malcom Nance, the entire Vindman clan, and everyone associated with the Helsinki Commission. pic.twitter.com/JErwzeSIzu

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) September 16, 2024

Routh’s social media history was quickly scrubbed after his arrest in Florida but not before some quick-thinking citizen journalists were able to archive as much of his content as possible before it was removed.

Among the more interesting findings were that Routh traveled to Ukraine as a private American citizen, multiple times and allegedly on his own dime, to recruit citizen soldiers to fight for Ukraine.

He also appeared in a propaganda video for the infamous AZOV battalion in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh appeared in a propaganda video for the AZOV BATTALLION in May 2022 pic.twitter.com/eugjHXHXqw

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 16, 2024

An archive of Routh’s tweets on X show astonishing uniformity in both form and content, as if they were generated automatically.

Another curious finding was a record of the 60 individuals whom Routh followed on X, including a former CIA employee named Soo Kim.

This has led to speculation that Routh may have possible ties to the U.S. intelligence community.

Is this evidence the Trump assassin was a CIA asset?

It’s still early, don’t jump to any conclusions.

I’m just out here doing the FBIs job for them because we all know Chris Ray busy prepping the cover up as we speak.

Shoutout @SomeBitchIIKnow for the archives pic.twitter.com/K3jARUWDYh

— Ian Carroll (@Cancelcloco) September 16, 2024

Still more questions are being asked regarding how the would-be shooter happened to appear at exactly the right time and place during an off-the-record (OTR) movement by former president Trump.

The word “coincidence” appears to have been strained beyond meaning in how this latest attempt unfolded.

This makes the sudden appearance of the would be assassin at the right place & right time incredibly suspicious. Well beyond the margin of luck/coincidence. https://t.co/O1S9WOFtXO

— Joe Kent for WA-3 (@joekent16jan19) September 16, 2024

Those who are waiting for factual accounts from mainstream media outlets may be waiting for a long time.

Notice how the story of the first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania disappeared down the memory hole almost immediately.

In the meantime, platforms like X continue to provide an outlet for the kind of serious questions that need to be asked about this latest attempt on Trump’s life.