Ryan Routh, the 59-year-old man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in 2024, was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, handed down the sentence in a Florida courtroom. It marks a win for the Justice Department, which had argued for Routh to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Routh was convicted last year of the attempted assassination after he hid out in the bushes with a rifle near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course as the then-presidential candidate was golfing on September 15, 2024. Routh’s assassination attempt was thwarted by Secret Service Special Agent Robert Fercano, who spotted Routh near the sixth hole and fired at him. Routh fled the scene in a vehicle he had parked nearby, but he was eventually caught by officers with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office as he was driving north on Interstate 95. Routh represented himself during the trial after firing his lawyers and argued that “merely” having a weapon “in the presence of another is not intent.” A jury deliberated for two hours following a two-week trial before it found Routh guilty on all five counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assault of a federal officer. After the verdict was handed down, Routh grabbed a pen in the courtroom and tried to stab himself in the neck, and law enforcement officers quickly restrained and shackled him. Evidence used by prosecutors during the trial included some of Routh’s writings, where he discussed his displeasure with Trump and wrote that Iran is “free to assassinate Trump as well as me.” The FBI also obtained a letter from Routh that was delivered to a civilian witness. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” Routh wrote in the letter. “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.” The letter also mentioned Iran and criticized Trump for ending “relations with Iran like a child and now the Middle East has unraveled.” Officers who arrested Routh on the day of the attempted assassination also found cellphones and a list of flights out of the country when they searched his vehicle. The cell phone records showed that the phones had pinged near Trump’s golf course and Mar-a-Lago home multiple times between August 18 and September 15, 2024. Routh had a fascination with Ukraine and was once quoted in The New York Times about his efforts to recruit fighters for the country. The Times reported that Routh had traveled to Ukraine for several months in 2022. According to a Justice Department filing, Routh communicated with a person he believed to be a Ukrainian and requested a rocket-propelled grenade while lamenting that Trump “is not good for Ukraine.” In a message to his contact, Routh wrote, “I need equipment so that Trump cannot get elected,” according to the DOJ filing. Routh’s attempt to kill Trump came just two months after Thomas Crooks fired eight shots at Trump and struck him in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Two months after Routh tried to assassinate Trump, the Republican nominee won the 2024 presidential election. Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report. 

House Republicans held the debut press conference of the Sharia Free America Caucus on Tuesday, warning that Islamic law is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, and that its influence poses a growing threat to American law and culture. The caucus, co-chaired by Representatives Keith Self (R-TX) and Chip Roy (R-TX), levels sharp criticism at what lawmakers described as the spread of Sharia-based practices through immigration and cultural accommodation. Supporters say the group will focus on preventing Sharia law from gaining any foothold in U.S. governance, while critics have condemned the effort as discriminatory toward Muslims. At the press conference, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) described “radical Islam” as a “cult that has taken over every second of every day,” framing the caucus’s work as a defense of the American way of life. Co-chair Roy emphasized the constitutional implications, stating, “Sharia is a direct threat to our Constitution and Western values and seeks to replace our legal system and erode our basic freedoms.” Self highlighted the growth of Muslim communities in Texas, pointing to 20 new mosques in North Texas over the past two years. “First of all, it would be simply, ‘We want a community.’ Then the police can’t come in. And the contracts, the covenants of the area say that you may buy if you’re the right kind of person, you may sell to the right kind of person,” he said, describing what he called a creeping influence of Sharia principles. The caucus also supports legislative measures, including “No Sharia Legislation,” designed to prevent special immigration benefits for individuals advocating Sharia law, and backing Texas’s Proposition 10, a March ballot measure aimed at restricting Sharia influence in the state. Self noted the Trump administration’s recent designation of Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations as a milestone for the caucus’s objectives. Prominent members, including Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), emphasized the caucus’s mission as a defense of constitutional governance rather than a target against religious communities. Donalds declared, “Sharia has no place in America. We will not surrender our freedoms,” while Miller said she would “stand firmly against this radical ideology that seeks to uproot the constitutional principles and Christian values on which our nation was founded.” While the caucus’s rhetoric is fiery, its leaders acknowledge that translating concern into law will be key. By focusing on policies grounded in historical American jurisprudence, Republicans aim to ensure their legislative efforts align with constitutional authority while addressing what they see as an ideological threat. As debates over immigration, national security, and religious freedom intensify, the Sharia Free America Caucus positions Republicans to proactively safeguard constitutional governance and protect American legal and cultural norms. How the caucus addresses the issue at hand will dictate its success in that mission.

Congressional investigators are demanding answers after discovering that a tax-exempt youth agriculture organization educating over one million American students has partnered with a Chinese Communist Party-controlled corporation while pushing woke DEI initiatives that threaten both national security and the group’s core mission. Congressional Leaders Launch National Security Investigation House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith and Rep. Tracey Mann, co-chair of the Congressional FFA Caucus, sent a formal letter to National FFA CEO Scott Stump demanding comprehensive documentation about the organization’s partnership with Syngenta Group. The lawmakers expressed alarm that a CCP-controlled entity has gained access to America’s future agricultural leaders through its relationship with the tax-exempt nonprofit. Smith emphasized that FFA’s vital mission of developing agricultural leadership among American youth must not be compromised by foreign influence or ideological distractions from its core purpose. CCP Military Company Controls Major FFA Partner Syngenta Group became wholly owned by ChemChina, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, in 2017, integrating the global agribusiness into the CCP’s military-civil fusion strategy. During President Trump’s first administration, ChemChina and its affiliate Sinochem were officially designated as Communist Chinese military companies due to national security concerns. The Biden administration removed these critical designations in 2021, though Syngenta was later redesignated amid growing awareness of CCP economic aggression in American agriculture. Multiple states have since forced Syngenta subsidiaries to divest U.S. farmland holdings based on espionage and national security risks. Dual Threats: Foreign Influence and Ideological Mission Drift The congressional investigation focuses on two parallel concerns undermining FFA’s tax-exempt status and educational mission. First, lawmakers are scrutinizing how Syngenta’s financial support may grant the CCP-controlled firm influence over FFA policies, leadership selections, and strategic direction affecting over one million students in thousands of chapters nationwide. Second, the probe examines whether FFA’s adoption of DEI programs diverts resources and attention from its core agricultural education mandate. The combination of foreign entanglement and woke ideology represents a fundamental departure from FFA’s 1928 founding purpose of developing practical farming skills and rural leadership among American youth. Agriculture Security Emerges as National Security Priority Congressional leaders frame the FFA investigation within broader concerns about CCP economic warfare targeting American food production and agricultural supply chains. Rep. John Moolenaar warned that Xi Jinping and the CCP pose direct threats to American farmers and U.S. food security through systematic efforts to dominate critical agricultural sectors. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins reinforced this perspective, declaring that farm security is national security. Recent reports document China’s aggressive takeover attempts of U.S. agricultural supply chains, including biotech intellectual property theft and strategic farmland acquisitions, making youth education organizations particularly vulnerable targets for long-term influence operations. Lawmakers probe National FFA over Chinese Communist Party ties and DEI programs https://t.co/IVYVR2YqOn via @foxnews — Chris (@Chris_1791) February 4, 2026 The investigation remains in early stages, with FFA directed to provide contracts, financial records, and documentation of Syngenta’s role in organizational governance and DEI program implementation. Lawmakers have signaled that potential violations of tax-exempt requirements could trigger broader oversight actions and policy reforms to protect American nonprofits from foreign manipulation. This probe establishes precedent for scrutinizing how adversarial nations exploit corporate partnerships to access and influence the next generation of American leaders in strategically vital sectors like agriculture and food production. Sources: Lawmakers probe National FFA over Chinese Communist Party ties and DEI programs – Fox News China: A National Security Threat to U.S. Agriculture – AgWeb AFPI Releases Groundbreaking Report on China’s Takeover of U.S. Agricultural Supply Chains – American Ag Network

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