Fears of Donald Trump’s 80th assassination plot explode before the 80th

A second murder plot emerged two months later in West Palm Beach, Florida.

According to investigators, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was discovered near Trump’s golf club after a Secret Service agent spotted a gun barrel protruding through bushes near the course.

Routh fled but was arrested shortly afterwards. Authorities later said they had recovered a weapon and evidence that outlined an alleged plan to kill Trump.

In February 2026, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

More recently, on April 25, 2026, authorities said Cole Tomas Allen, 31, attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC, while armed with multiple weapons.

Secret Service agents intercepted Allen before he could reach the president. One officer suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound during the confrontation.

Allen faces federal charges, including attempted murder of the president.

Another security source said: “When you have three major incidents in less than two years, threat assessments obviously become more aggressive. Each event is examined through the lens of what has happened before.”