Trump assassination attempts: Ryan Routh found guilty of trying to assassinate and attempts to stab himself - how many times has President been targeted?
A 59-year-old man has been found guilty of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a golf course.
Ryan Routh attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after he was convicted on all five charges against him. Marshals quickly surrounded Routh and he did not hurt himself. They then dragged him out of the courtroom in Fort Pierce, Florida.
His daughter Sara Routh screamed: "Dad I love you don't do anything. I'll get you out. He didn't hurt anybody." She continued screaming in the courtroom as her father was removed, and she said the case against him was rigged.
He was later brought back into court, wearing a white shirt and no tie. There was no blood visible on his neck.
The judge wanted to make sure Routh understood he was found guilty. Routh will be sentenced on 18 December, the judge announced.
A jury of five men and seven women decided Routh intended to kill Mr Trump when he pointed a rifle through a fence as the then US presidential candidate was playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September last year.
Routh fled without firing a shot after a Secret Service agent patrolling the course ahead of Mr Trump saw Routh and the rifle and opened fire, according to witness testimony in the case. The incident occurred weeks after a bullet grazed the president's ear in another assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Routh, who faces the prospect of life in prison, pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him and chose to defend himself in court. He spent weeks plotting to kill Mr Trump before aiming a rifle through shrubbery as the Republican candidate played golf on 15 September 2024, at his West Palm Beach country club, according to prosecutors.
Following the guilty verdict, the president said on Truth Social that Routh was "an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him". He thanked the Secret Service and "the wonderful person who spotted him running from the site of the crime", and provided authorities with his vehicle registration number.
Apart from the golf course assassination attempt, and the bullet grazing his ear at a rally - which both happened in 2024 - there have been other assassination attempts.
2016 Las Vegas Attempt
On June 18, 2016, a man attempted to steal a police officer's firearm and use it on Trump, during a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada
20-year-old Michael Steven Sandford, who was visiting the U.S. from the U.K., was immediately subdued by the officer, and was taken into custody by the Secret Service. Sandford later told officials that his plan had been to kill Trump, who was speaking at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.
His defense argued that he suffered from mental health issues, including autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which influenced his actions. He served most of his 12 months and one day-long sentence before being deported back to the UK in 2017.
2017 Forklift Incident
On September 6, 2017, Gregory Lee Leingang stole a forklift from a North Dakota oil refinery, with the intent of driving it into Trump's presidential vehicle while he was en route to a rally. Leingang was stopped before reaching the motorcade after the vehicle got stuck in the refinery.