A man named Ryan Wesley Routh is making headlines after he allegedly tried to target former President Donald Trump on Sunday. Federal officials are now looking into his mental health because of some strange things he’s posted online.

Routh, 58, has a history that’s far from ordinary. He’s been in trouble with the law before and even tried to get Afghan fighters to join the Ukrainian military. He also wrote a book where he questions why Russian President Vladimir Putin is still alive despite many high-profile assassinations.

On Sunday, after fleeing Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, Routh was quickly taken into custody. Authorities haven’t officially named him or charged him with any crime yet, but media reports suggest he’s the one in question.

Routh spent most of his life in North Carolina but moved to Kaaawa, Hawaii in 2018. He even donated to the 2020 presidential campaign of Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic candidate from Hawaii. His political views seem to ...