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Forbes
a day ago
- Politics
- Forbes
Trump Unveils Fortified ‘Golf Force One' In Scotland
President Donald Trump took what appeared to be an armored golf cart on his golfing trip in Scotland over the weekend, dubbed by some as 'Golf Force One,' which the White House confirmed to Forbes is part of Trump's fleet of specialty vehicles. Trump golfs in Scotland. (Photo by Jeff) Getty Images While playing golf at the Trump Turnberry course in Scotland over the weekend, Trump was photographed riding in a standard white golf cart while what appeared to be a fortified black golf cart, completely covered by doors and dark windows, followed closely behind him. A White House spokesperson confirmed to Forbes the black golf cart is 'part of the Presidential fleet of specialty vehicles,' but declined to comment on whether Trump will regularly take the cart with him on future golfing trips. The cart appears to be a Polaris Ranger X model, and Polaris confirmed to defense industry outlet The War Zone it manufactured the vehicle but someone else modified it to add fortification (Forbes has reached out to Polaris for comment). Forbes has reached out to the Secret Service and Polaris for comment. The armored golf cart, "Golf Course One," alongside other golf carts during Trump's trip to ... More Scotland. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP Multiple experts told The Telegraph the armored golf cart contains several tell-tale signs of being fortified, including a black band around the windshield. 'The thing that gives it away is the front windscreen,' Gary Relf, who runs Armoured Car Services, a company that provides fortified vehicles to public figures and wealthy people, told the Telegraph, stating the vehicle appears to be armored. An unnamed British policing expert told The Telegraph the 'side panels, doors, and the large panel at the rear above the load tray' also appear to be armored, stating the vehicle appears to be defensively fortified and is not offensive. Trump's debut of his fortified golf cart comes nearly a year after a man was charged with attempted assassination of the then-presidential candidate at his Florida golf course in West Palm Beach. In September 2024, prosecutors say 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was spotted by Secret Service agents aiming a rifle at a member of Trump's security detail while he golfed at the Trump International Golf Club. A Secret Service agent fired at Routh, who fled in his vehicle and was later caught and arrested. Routh was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and three other weapons charges. The incident happened two months after Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. How Else Has Trump Stepped Up Security? After the assassination attempts, Trump bolstered his security measures when making public appearances. Following the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt, Trump began speaking behind bulletproof glass. Trump also reportedly appeared to be surrounded by more security agents following the attempts. In a Truth Social post in September, Trump blamed Iran for 'threats on my life,' stating he is 'surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before.' In September, Congress passed a bill boosting security for presidential candidates, which entitled Trump and then-Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to the same level of Secret Service protection as then-President Joe Biden. Tangent Trump's visit to Scotland was expected to cost Scottish taxpayers millions to cover increased security, the Associated Press reported. His four-day stop in the United Kingdom in 2018 reportedly cost about $19 million for policing. Trump's visit to Scotland sparked protests among locals, some of whom were angered at the cost his visit would impose on taxpayers. Further Reading 'Why isn't he paying?' Trump's golf visit to cost Scottish taxpayers (Associated Press) Golf Force One: Armour-plated cart follows Trump around course (The Telegraph)
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Brandon Routh has yet to congratulate fellow Superman David Corenswet
Super job! Brandon Routh is eager to offer kudos to fellow Superman David Corenswet on his 'amazing' portrayal of the Son of Krypton in the newest version of the superhero flick, he told The Post. 'I have yet to speak with him, but I look forward to,' Routh said. Advertisement 'You know, sometime our paths will cross, I imagine, but I'm just happy that Superman's back and in such an uplifting, energetic way, kind of relaunching the DC Universe in a new way I trust. 'It's a good summer for that. We need some positivity in the world.' 3 Brandon Routh (left) said David Corenswet (right) did 'an amazing job' playing Superman. Advertisement Routh, 45, whose breakout role came when he donned the red cape in 2006's 'Superman Returns' gushed about the reboot, which debuted on July 11, and said his successor played a superb Clark Kent. 'I enjoyed it very much. I was very happy for everybody involved, and I think David did just an amazing job,' he said. The actor said his most memorable fan encounters come from his portrayal of the beloved Kal-El. 'Superman is always the coolest one … whether it's somebody who was in the military and out of the country in 2006 when the movie came out or even when the DVD came out,' Routh said. Advertisement 'The comfort that the entertainment we provide can give to people and the sense of home and family … That we can, through the power of the art that we make, give people home when they're not at home is pretty awesome.' 3 Routh went to high school with Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection The Iowa native also has a connection to another superhero — he went to Norwalk High School with Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman in the DC Universe. 'He's only two months older than I am, but he was a grade above me. But we played soccer and did Cub Scouts and all that stuff together,' he said. Advertisement 'So yeah, we go way back, although the little bit that I've seen him over the past couple of years, I know him better as an adult than I did as a kid, other than just, you know, being teammates.' Routh, who stars in the new film 'Ick' — which hits theaters nationwide on Sunday — plays a teenaged version of himself in the sci-fi horror comedy alongside his co-star Mena Suvari. He said his high school experience was different from that of his character, who's a star football player. 3 In the new sci-fi horror comedy 'Ick,' Routh plays a teenaged version of himself alongside his co-star Mena Suvari. Fathom Entertainment 'I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities and played soccer and swam and [did] music stuff and theater, but I didn't really have a lot of friends outside of school or a social life,' he said. 'I was doing school and extracurriculars and playing video games on the computer.' He went on to major in English at the University of Iowa and said if he didn't become an actor, he'd be a writer. Advertisement 'I wanted to be a novelist and write fantasy novels basically,' he said. 'And I was going to do graphic design to pay the bills until I wrote my first novel.'
NDTV
5 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Ryan Routh, Man Behind Trump's Assassination Attempt In Florida. Here's What To Know
A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in South Florida last year was back in court this week, asking a federal judge to let him represent himself, as prosecutors tried to block him from introducing irrelevant evidence during trial. Ryan Routh's court-appointed federal public defenders on Thursday asked to be taken off the case, saying he had refused repeated attempts to meet with their team. Separately, prosecutors trying the case asked a judge ahead of the September trial to rule out the introduction of inadmissible evidence, such as Routh's previous writings, that may unfairly influence jurors. The judge was planning to hear arguments over that matter on Friday. Here's what to know about the case. US District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off Thursday on Ryan Routh's request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. The judge told Routh that she believed it was a bad idea for Routh to represent himself, but he wouldn't be dissuaded. Routh, who has described the extent of his education as two years of college after earning his GED certificate, told Cannon that he understood and would be ready. On Friday, the judge was hearing a motion from prosecutors to limit unrelated evidence at trial. 'As the Court knows, Routh has been very explicit in his desire to turn this trial into a circus where his supposed good character is weighed against the President's,' the prosecutors wrote. The 59-year-old Routh was a North Carolina construction worker who in recent years had moved to Hawaii. A self-styled mercenary leader, Routh spoke out to anyone who would listen about his dangerous, sometimes violent plans to insert himself into conflicts around the world, witnesses have told The Associated Press. In the early days of the war in Ukraine, Routh tried to recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova and Taiwan to fight the Russians. In his native Greensboro, North Carolina, he had a 2002 arrest for eluding a traffic stop and barricading himself from officers with a fully automatic machine gun and a 'weapon of mass destruction,' which turned out to be an explosive with a 10-inch-long fuse. In 2010, police searched a warehouse Routh owned and found more than 100 stolen items, from power tools and building supplies to kayaks and spa tubs. In both felony cases, judges gave Routh either probation or a suspended sentence. Authorities said Routh tried to assassinate Trump, who was running for his second term last September as the GOP presidential nominee, while he played golf at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh is facing five felony counts in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida. They include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate; possessing a firearm to carry out a violent crime; assaulting a federal officer; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If the judge's name sounds familiar, it's because she presided over another high-profile case involving Trump — the classified documents case. Last year, Cannon sided with Trump's lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the US Justice Department. Cannon's ruling halted a criminal case that at the time it was filed was widely regarded as the most perilous of all the legal threats the president faced before he returned to office last January. Cannon was a former federal prosecutor who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2020. He was fine. US Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away. An agent fired, and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled in an SUV, leaving the firearm behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming and a GoPro camera. He was later stopped by law enforcement in a neighboring county. Last September's assassination attempt took place just nine weeks after Trump survived another attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.
5 days ago
- Politics
What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in South Florida last year was back in court this week, asking a federal judge to let him represent himself, as prosecutors tried to block him from introducing irrelevant evidence during trial. Ryan Routh's court-appointed federal public defenders on Thursday asked to be taken off the case, saying he had refused repeated attempts to meet with their team. Separately, prosecutors trying the case asked a judge ahead of the September trial to rule out the introduction of inadmissible evidence, such as Routh's previous writings, that may unfairly influence jurors. The judge was planning to hear arguments over that matter on Friday. Here's what to know about the case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off Thursday on Ryan Routh's request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. The judge told Routh that she believed it was a bad idea for Routh to represent himself, but he wouldn't be dissuaded. Routh, who has described the extent of his education as two years of college after earning his GED certificate, told Cannon that he understood and would be ready. On Friday, the judge was hearing a motion from prosecutors to limit unrelated evidence at trial. 'As the Court knows, Routh has been very explicit in his desire to turn this trial into a circus where his supposed good character is weighed against the President's,' the prosecutors wrote. The 59-year-old Routh was a North Carolina construction worker who in recent years had moved to Hawaii. A self-styled mercenary leader, Routh spoke out to anyone who would listen about his dangerous, sometimes violent plans to insert himself into conflicts around the world, witnesses have told The Associated Press. In the early days of the war in Ukraine, Routh tried to recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova and Taiwan to fight the Russians. In his native Greensboro, North Carolina, he had a 2002 arrest for eluding a traffic stop and barricading himself from officers with a fully automatic machine gun and a 'weapon of mass destruction,' which turned out to be an explosive with a 10-inch-long fuse. In 2010, police searched a warehouse Routh owned and found more than 100 stolen items, from power tools and building supplies to kayaks and spa tubs. In both felony cases, judges gave Routh either probation or a suspended sentence. Authorities said Routh tried to assassinate Trump, who was running for his second term last September as the GOP presidential nominee, while he played golf at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh is facing five felony counts in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida. They include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate; possessing a firearm to carry out a violent crime; assaulting a federal officer; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If the judge's name sounds familiar, it's because she presided over another high-profile case involving Trump — the classified documents case. Last year, Cannon sided with Trump's lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the U.S. Justice Department. Cannon's ruling halted a criminal case that at the time it was filed was widely regarded as the most perilous of all the legal threats the president faced before he returned to office last January. Cannon was a former federal prosecutor who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2020. He was fine. U.S. Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away. An agent fired, and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled in an SUV, leaving the firearm behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming and a GoPro camera. He was later stopped by law enforcement in a neighboring county. Last September's assassination attempt took place just nine weeks after Trump survived another attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
What to know about the man charged with trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in South Florida last year was back in court this week, asking a federal judge to let him represent himself, as prosecutors tried to block him from introducing irrelevant evidence during trial. Ryan Routh's court-appointed federal public defenders on Thursday asked to be taken off the case, saying he had refused repeated attempts to meet with their team. Separately, prosecutors trying the case asked a judge ahead of the September trial to rule out the introduction of inadmissible evidence, such as Routh's previous writings that may unfairly influence jurors. The judge was planning to hear arguments over that matter on Friday. Here's what to know about the case. US District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off Thursday on Ryan Routh's request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. The judge told Routh that she believed it was a bad idea for Routh to represent himself, but he wouldn't be dissuaded. Routh, who has described the extent of his education as two years of college after earning his GED certificate, told Cannon that he understood and would be ready. On Friday, the judge was hearing a motion from prosecutors to limit unrelated evidence at trial. 'As the Court knows, Routh has been very explicit in his desire to turn this trial into a circus where his supposed good character is weighed against the President's,' the prosecutors wrote. The 59-year-old Routh was a North Carolina construction worker who in recent years had moved to Hawaii. A self-styled mercenary leader, Routh spoke out to anyone who would listen about his dangerous, sometimes violent, plans to insert himself into conflicts around the world, witnesses have told The Associated Press. In the early days of the war in Ukraine, Routh tried to recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova, and Taiwan to fight the Russians. In his native Greensboro, North Carolina, he had a 2002 arrest for eluding a traffic stop and barricading himself from officers with a fully automatic machine gun and a weapon of mass destruction, which turned out to be an explosive with a 10-inch-long fuse. In 2010, police searched a warehouse Routh owned and found more than 100 stolen items, from power tools and building supplies to kayaks and spa tubs. In both felony cases, judges gave Routh either probation or a suspended sentence. Authorities said Routh tried to assassinate Trump, who was running for his second term last September as the GOP presidential nominee, while he played golf at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh is facing five felony counts in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida. They include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm to carry out a violent crime, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If the judge's name sounds familiar, it's because she presided over another high-profile case involving Trump – the classified documents case. Last year, Cannon sided with Trump's lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the US Justice Department. Cannon's ruling halted a criminal case that at the time it was filed was widely regarded as the most perilous of all the legal threats the president faced before he returned to office last January. Cannon was a former federal prosecutor who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2020. Trump was not hurt in the incident; he was fine. US Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course roughly 400 yards away. An agent fired, and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled in an SUV, leaving the firearm behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming, and a GoPro camera. He was later stopped by law enforcement in a neighboring county. Last September's assassination attempt took place just nine weeks after Trump survived another attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.
