Any journalist who has covered a war will recognise Ryan Routh’s type immediately – the war zone nutter.
Routh is currently all over America’s front pages, accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump.
The photograph used by most news outlets shows a grizzled-looking character with a flak vest, a stars-and-stripes neckerchief, and a troubled stare.
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