Another attempt to kill Trump raises fears of political violence

The would-be assassin’s motives are as yet unclear. Last year the man, identified by media outlets as Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58 year old, gave an interview to the New York Times, saying that he wanted to volunteer to fight for Ukraine in its war against Russia. That interview, along with others and accounts of his social-media postings, portrayed a man with shifting partisan views who was agitated about the difficulties of volunteering in Ukraine and who spoke at times about participating in violence.