Washington | Donald Trump claimed inflammatory “rhetoric and lies” from the Democrats and the media had provoked the second assassination attempt against the Republican presidential candidate in just more than two months.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged on Monday (Tuesday AEST) with possession of a firearm while a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number during a court appearance in Florida.
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