Skip to main content

‘This has to stop’: Mass. lawmakers react to apparent Trump assassination attempt 

Image
By
This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News.

Massachusetts lawmakers were among those reacting Monday after the FBI confirmed it was investigating an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump over the weekend. 

Law enforcement in Florida arrested 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh on Sunday after officials said a secret service agent spotted a rifle barrel poking through a fence near Trump and opened fire. 

Trump was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach at the time and was not injured in the incident. 

Officials said a witness saw Routh flee the scene after shots rang out and helped authorities track Routh to a section of I-95 roughly one hour away from the West Palm Beach. 

Just over two months after a gunman tried to assassinate Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a simple message when asked about the new incident in Florida. 

“Violence is never the answer,” Warren said. “No matter what, this has to stop.”

Warren was speaking at an unrelated event in Malden.

In Boston, Rep. Jake Auchincloss told 7NEWS, “the irresponsible rhetoric that has been injected into this election cycle needs to be tempered.”

Where little was immediately known about the gunman in Butler, investigators have quickly assembled a picture of Routh. 

Once a supporter of Trump, Routh turned on the former president, according to CNN, recently describing him as an “idiot.” 

The owner of a construction company in Hawaii, Routh had previous run-ins with law enforcement, including a 2002 arrest after he allegedly put his hand on a gun, fled from police, and barricaded himself in a business, CNN reported.

Routh visited Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2022, according to CNN, and repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine in the ensuing war.

Prosecutors announced initial gun charges against Routh on Monday. CNN said additional charges may be coming as the investigation into Sunday’s events continues. 

With just over seven weeks until election day, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other political figures were quick to denounce Routh’s alleged actions and call for a more peaceful future.

“We need to be able to have civic discourse in this country that does not lead to violence,” Auchincloss said. “Political violence is never acceptable in our campaigns, in our elections and between Americans who may disagree on policy issues.”

Routh is currently due back in court on Sept. 23. 

The acting head of the Secret Service was in Florida as of Monday afternoon and is expected to meet with Trump at some point. 

Bangla Zoom is most popular bangladeshi website. We are working with bengali news, english news headlines, bangla blog tips, bangla health tips, entertainmnet and more bangla helpful tips.
from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
Source: https://whdh.com/news/this-has-to-stop-mass-lawmakers-react-to-apparent-trump-assassination-attempt/
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Virginia family gets keys to Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the US

By
(CNN) — One Virginia family received the keys to their new  3D-printed home  in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the nation,  according to a Habitat news release. Janet V. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg, told CNN it partnered with Alquist, a 3D printing company, earlier this year to begin the process. The 1,200-square-foot home has three bedrooms, two full baths and was built from concrete. The technology allowed the home to be built in just 12 hours, which saves about four weeks of construction time for a typical home. April Stringfield purchased the home through the  Habitat Homebuyer Program . She will move in with her 13-year-old son just in time for the holidays. “My son and I are so thankful,” Stringfield said in a  live feed streamed on Habitat’s Facebook  page. “I always wanted to be a homeowner. It’s like a dream come true.” To purchase the home, Stringfield logged hundreds of hours of
Post a Comment
Recent News

Lawsuit: High school football player says coaches forced him to eat pizza as punishment, violating religious beliefs

By
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his religious beliefs is suing his former district and the ousted coaches. The former Canton McKinley High School athlete and his parents filed a federal civil rights suit this week seeking millions of dollars in damages and alleging violations of his religious freedom and constitutional rights. The athlete says in the lawsuit that coaches were notified he doesn’t eat pork or pork residue as a member of the Hebrew Israelite religious faith, but that they ordered him to eat the pizza as punishment for missing an offseason workout — and indicated his spot on the team was at risk if he didn’t. The coaches say the player chose to remove pepperoni and eat the pizza rather than an alternative food. They weren’t aware it violated his religious beliefs, according to a  defamation case they filed  previously against the teen’s father, his attorney a
Post a Comment
Recent News

Bergeron, Pastrnak and Bruins finish off Capitals in 5 games

By
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak dazzled on offense, Tuukka Rask was rock solid in net and the Boston Bruins are moving on to the second round of the playoffs. Bergeron scored twice at crucial times after Pastrnak’s  highlight-reel  goal, Rask made 40 saves and the Bruins eliminated the Washington Capitals in five games with a 3-1 victory Sunday night. Bergeron delivered the dagger with 7:35 left to set up a second-round showdown against either the Pittsburgh Penguins or New York Islanders. Chants of “TUUKK!” emanated from a large group of black and gold-clad Boston fans who were part of the limited-capacity sellout crowd of 5,333. Those were occasionally interrupted by “We want the Cup!” — the trophy the Bruins last won a decade ago after a 39-year title drought. They’re 12 wins away, thanks to their best players dominating in Game 5. Pastrnak made it look easy putting the puck behind his back and through his legs, assisted on Bergeron’s first goal and was par
Post a Comment
Recent News