Ryan Ruth Gets Life Sentence in Trump Attack Case (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Ryan Ruth was just sentenced to life in prison for his attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump at his golf course in 2024. Federal prosecutors had requested life in prison. Now, Ruth was able to address the court before he was sentenced, and just as he did during trial, he veered off course, talking about things that had nothing to do with the case. He told Judge Aileen Cannon that, unfortunately, execution is not an option. He also asked to be sent to a prison in a state that has assisted suicide. And then he rambled on and on about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, offering to take the place of a Palestinian hostage. And then he offered to be traded to Israel. Now, the judge cut him off right away. She asked him if he had anything else to offer in his statement, other than a desire to be traded for others. She also then went on to offer some pretty strong words to Ryan Ruth. She said that your plot to kill is deliberate and evil, despite your famed peacefulness. And she told him that you almost achieved your evil plan. Now, as the verdict was read, Ruth sat there stone-faced and shaking his head no. He was shackled at his hands and his feet. That may have been because, after he was convicted, he attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen that was nearby. So this time he was in handcuffs. But right before he left court, as he was led out of court, he did look back into the gallery, saw someone he knew, and winked and smiled.