Would-be Trump assassin echoed Harris's, Biden's anti-Trump rhetoric as he backed Dem candidates and worked to recruit fighters for Ukraine | 15 Sept 2024 | His social media account was also filled with nonsensical tweets and replies while also voicing strong support for Ukraine in its war against Russia and Taiwan in its issues with China. One reply to X's owner Elon Musk seemed to entertain purchasing a rocket from him. "I would like to buy a rocket from you. I wish to load it with a warhead for Putin's Black Sea mansion bunker to end him. Can you give me a price please. It can be old and used as not returning," Routh wrote. He claimed on X that he tried to "sell" the idea of having former Afghanistan troopers fight for Ukraine in Russia, but was denied multiple times before giving up after six months. He also said that he visited Kiev and claimed that he would be willing to fight on the frontlines, if he were permitted to. In a 2022 interview with Newsweek Romania, Routh, wearing an American flag-style shirt, spoke about recruiting others to fight in Kiev.