Man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump gets life in prison

A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Trump in Florida in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison. Ryan Routh was sentenced to life without parole after being convicted on several charges, including trying to assassinate a major presidential candidate. In September 2024, he aimed a rifle through shrubbery as Donald Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach country club. In a sentencing memo, the federal judge wrote that Routh remains unrepentant and that his crimes “undeniably warrant a life sentence.”