Is there a $150K death bounty to assassinate Donald Trump before the 2024 Presidential election?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : There is a $150K death bounty on Donald Trump!
Some people are claiming or suggesting that there is now a $150,000 death bounty to encourage the assassination of Donald Trump before the 2024 Presidential election.
Alex Jones : Massive Assassination News Breaking Now! There Is $150,000 Death Bounty on Trump’s Head. Plus 45 has survived other assassination attempts that have been kept from the public….This is a global exclusive!
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Truth : There is no $150K death bounty on Donald Trump!
This is yet another example of fake news about Donald Trump, and here are the reasons why…
Trump death bounty was only seen after Ryan Routh’s arrest
On 15 September 2024, Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida; after he allegedly pointed (but didn’t fire) a rifle through the fence line towards former President Donald Trump, who was 300-500 yards (180-450 m) away.
After news of the assassination attempt broke, a friend of Ryan Routh opened a box he dropped off at his home months earlier, and found “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters.”
One of the letters appeared to be a farewell letter Routh addressed to “The World“, in the event he failed in his assassination attempt.
Dear World,
This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.
As you can see, Ryan Routh only offered the bounty on Donald Trump in the event he failed to assassinate the former President. However, that letter was not seen or read by anyone until his friend opened his box on learning of his arrest.
I should also point out that this revelation isn’t a “global exclusive” by anyone on social media. It was released by US prosecutors, and reported widely by media outlets all over the world
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Ryan Routh remains in custody without bail
It is important to note that the letter was not discovered until after Ryan Routh was arrested, and he remains in custody without bail.
The bounty is effectively dead while Ryan Routh remains in custody – there is no way for any wannabe assassin to collect on the money even if they manage to kill Donald Trump, so why bother trying?
That is likely the reason why the Department of Justice released the letter to support its motion to keep Ryan Routh in custody, instead of allowing him to be released into his sister’s care on $250,000 bail.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe agreed, and Ryan Routh remains in custody without bail pending trial. This effectively kills the death bounty on Donald Trump, even if anyone actually believes it’s a genuine offer.
No evidence Ryan Routh has $150,000!
Finally, there is no evidence Ryan Routh actually has $150,000 to pay anyone who assassinates Donald Trump! In fact, Routh is known to be a struggling roofing contractor with a history of writing bad cheques, and not paying his taxes on time.
Ryan Routh has also been repeatedly sued by people who accused him of not paying his bills, and was convicted in March 2010 of multiple counts of possession of stolen goods. Would you trust someone like that to pay you after finishing a job?
Ryan Routh’s lack of wealth has led to suggestions that he is being financed by some nefarious group or person(s). However, no one has offered any evidence that Ryan Routh has $150,000 in cash or in his bank to finance any death bounty on Donald Trump, much less evidence that his money was provided by any nefarious group or person(s).
The lack of credibility in Ryan Routh’s bounty offer is likely why prosecutors publicly released his handwritten letter. While conspiracists may accept such claims without thinking twice, any potential assassin would want to see evidence Routh’s bounty is genuine before they would even consider taking up the job.
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