In what sounds more like the rejected manuscript of a bad thriller, Ryan Wesley Routh, a man seemingly driven by nothing more than sheer hatred of Republicans, is at the center of a failed assassination plot against Donald Trump. Yes, you read that right—Routh’s bizarre fixation on Trump, not as a politician, but as the embodiment of everything he despised about the GOP, led him to concoct a half-baked assassination plan. What makes this even more absurd is that Routh had reportedly written a manifesto—or better yet, a political fantasy novel—detailing his deranged plot to kill the former president. It seems Routh fancies himself as both an assassin and an author, though neither pursuit has panned out.
A Plot More Fiction Than Reality
Routh’s supposed assassination attempt reads more like a failed piece of fan fiction than a serious plot. His hatred of Trump boiled down to one simple fact: Trump was a Republican, the ultimate villain in Routh’s personal story. But unlike a coherent political critique, Routh crafted a twisted fantasy where Trump’s very existence as a Republican justified his death.
And like any amateur novelist convinced they’ve written a bestseller, Routh took to penning his own manifesto—essentially a rambling political thriller in which he played the protagonist, ridding the world of Trump. His assassination plot wasn’t driven by policy disagreements or personal grievances but by the narrative he had constructed in his mind: Trump had to go, simply because he represented the Republican Party.
Failed Assassin, Failed Author
Routh’s attempt at both assassination and authorship is, frankly, laughable. His plot was far from the sophisticated machinations of a trained operative; it was a disorganized and half-hearted effort, more suited to the pages of an unpublished manuscript than the real world. If Routh’s story were a book, it wouldn’t even make it past the slush pile. Instead of a gripping political thriller, we got a plot that fizzled out before it even began.
The "assassination attempt" ended up being little more than a thought experiment gone horribly wrong, with Routh acting out his own deranged political fantasy. In the process, he revealed just how disconnected from reality he had become—more focused on his own narrative than on any coherent, real-world action.
A Tragic Case of Trump Derangement Syndrome
It’s impossible to separate Routh’s actions from the wider context of Trump Derangement Syndrome, which has plagued certain corners of the left since Trump’s rise to power. For individuals like Routh, Trump is more than a political figure—he’s a symbol of everything they despise about Republicans. And just like an author who writes his villains as one-dimensional, evil caricatures, Routh crafted a version of Trump that was devoid of nuance, a figure to be eliminated at all costs.
It’s not hard to see how Routh’s warped thinking led him to this point. The constant barrage of media attacks on Trump and Republicans, combined with the demonization of conservative values, fed into Routh’s fantasy. And, like any bad novelist who believes his own work is brilliant, Routh acted on his fiction—unfortunately, in real life.
The Media’s Role in Feeding the Fantasy
If Routh’s story were truly an unpublished manuscript, it would be an underwhelming one. But the media’s constant portrayal of Trump as the ultimate evil gave Routh the twisted material he needed to write his narrative. It’s no coincidence that this plot to assassinate Trump arose in a political climate where Republicans are routinely painted as villains and Trump, in particular, is treated as public enemy number one.
The media’s silence on Routh’s motives speaks volumes. Had this been a conservative plotting against a liberal politician, the outcry would be deafening. Instead, we see a muted response, with little exploration of the true motivations behind Routh’s plot. The reason? The left doesn’t want to confront the fact that their constant demonization of Republicans has real-world consequences.
Conclusion: A Failed Plot and a Failed Story
Ryan Wesley Routh’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, rooted in little more than hatred for the Republican Party, will go down as one of the most absurd and poorly executed plots in recent memory. His desire to write his own story—to rid the world of Trump, the Republican villain—ultimately revealed more about his own delusions than it did about the state of American politics.
In the end, Routh’s “plot” is nothing more than the failed draft of a bad novel, one where the villain is drawn in black and white and the protagonist’s motivations are as shallow as they come. The real tragedy here isn’t just Routh’s failed attempt—it’s the climate that allowed someone like him to believe that such actions were justified. While Routh may have seen himself as a revolutionary author crafting a bold narrative, the world now sees him for what he is: an amateur who couldn’t even get past the first chapter.
