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| | The shooter got off 5 shots, killing a retired fire chief in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service. | | The shooter got off 5 shots, killing a retired fire chief in the crowd, critically injuring 2 others, and grazing President Trump's right ear before being "neutralized" with 3 shots by Secret Service snipers, in the words of the Secret Service. |
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| | + | [[Rep. Ruben Gallego]], an [[Arizona]] Democrat running for the [[US Senate]]said, “Those responsible for the planning, approving and executing of this clearly insufficient security plan need to testify before Congress and be held accountable."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/secret-service-trump-shooting-rally-00168158 ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump], By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY, ''[[Politico]]'', 07/14/2024. politico.com</ref> |
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| | Crooks, a 20-year-old male from the Bethel Park, PA, a nursing-home employee,<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 What we know about the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump], ''AP'', July 14, 2024</ref> was socially awkward with no political profile, according to his classmates;<ref name=wsj14jul2024>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks--lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2 Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges], WSJ July 14, 2024</ref> | | Crooks, a 20-year-old male from the Bethel Park, PA, a nursing-home employee,<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooter-881581c46c07025898027143fc9132e5 What we know about the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump], ''AP'', July 14, 2024</ref> was socially awkward with no political profile, according to his classmates;<ref name=wsj14jul2024>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks--lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2 Portrait of Trump Shooting Suspect Emerges], WSJ July 14, 2024</ref> |
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| | Quote: ''It's simple people: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and another four years of him would be detrimental to our country.'' The [[tweet]] was [https://archive.ph/VLCUd still left] even after the assassination. | | Quote: ''It's simple people: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and another four years of him would be detrimental to our country.'' The [[tweet]] was [https://archive.ph/VLCUd still left] even after the assassination. |
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| − | [[Rep. Ruben Gallego]], an [[Arizona]] Democrat running for the [[US Senate]]said, “Those responsible for the planning, approving and executing of this clearly insufficient security plan need to testify before Congress and be held accountable."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/secret-service-trump-shooting-rally-00168158 ‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump], By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY, ''[[Politico]]'', 07/14/2024. politico.com</ref>
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| | The [[Biden FBI]], the same agency that framed up the bogus predicate for the [[Mar-a-Lago raid]] and Trump classified documents prosecution, took charge of the alleged "investigation". | | The [[Biden FBI]], the same agency that framed up the bogus predicate for the [[Mar-a-Lago raid]] and Trump classified documents prosecution, took charge of the alleged "investigation". |