Would-be assassin hid in bushes of US president’s Florida golf course with semi-automatic rifle

Prosecutors had asked for life without parole, saying Routh is unrepentant and has never apologized.

Prosecutors claimed that Routh, 59, remained 'totally unrepentant' for the incident in Florida.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon delivered Ryan Routh's sentence in the same Fort Pierce courtroom where he tried to stab himself after he was found guilty.

Ryan Routh, who was convicted for an attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.

Would-be assassin hid in bushes of US president’s Florida golf course with semi-automatic rifle

Judge says Ryan Routh engaged in 'premeditated' plot to kill Trump several months before the US presidential election.