The son of a man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course had an outburst inside a North Carolina court, saying his arrest on a child porn charge was motivated by political persecution. 

Oran Routh appeared in court in Greensboro on Wednesday for a plea bargain hearing, FOX 8 reported. During the proceedings, Judge William Osteen asked Routh questions in multiple ways before accepting his guilty plea. 

Routh reportedly gave long-winded answers that didn’t directly address the questions. 

Ryan Routh allegedly hid in the bushes with a gun outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., as Trump was playing on Sept. 15, 2024. Routh’s son, Oran (not pictured), has pleaded guilty to a child porn charge.

Routh allegedly lay in wait for more than 12 hours in the brush with a rifle on the perimeter of the Trump International Golf Club. A Secret Service agent opened fire after allegedly seeing Routh pointing a rifle through a fence.

Routh fled and was arrested that day. He has pleaded not guilty to five counts, including the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate and assault on a federal officer.

The younger Routh was arrested after federal agents found child sex abuse material during an unrelated investigation into him. 

Suspected would-be assassin Ryan Routh was arrested by law enforcement in Florida.

He pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography of a child under the age of 12. Other federal charges were dismissed. He is scheduled to be sentenced in May.