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| − | The '''Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump''' occurred in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024, by a shooter named Thomas Matthew Crooks (possibly different from a "Thomas Crooks" who shows up on public disclosures of political donations). [[President Donald J. Trump]] was on stage at [[MAGA]] rally while campaigning for the [[2024 Presidential election]], and only minutes into his speech when the shooting began. | + | The '''Assassination attempt on President Donald Trump''' occurred in Butler, [[Pennsylvania]] on July 13, 2024, by a shooter named Thomas Matthew Crooks (possibly different from a "Thomas Crooks" who shows up on a public disclosure of a political donation). [[President Donald J. Trump]] was on stage at [[MAGA]] rally while campaigning for the [[2024 Presidential election]], and only minutes into his speech when the shooting began. |
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| | The shooter fired 5 shots before being killed by authorities. Trump was injured by a bullet penetrating his right ear, but not his skull. An attendee died and two were seriously injured. Trump himself dropped down as he heard many bullets and was wounded by one, and then was quickly shielded by the Secret Service. As Trump stood up, he was then shielded by agents.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/assassination-attempt-trump-pennsylvania-rally-leaves-2-hurt-1-dead-including-shooter Assassination attempt on Trump at Pennsylvania rally leaves 2 hurt, 1 dead including shooter]. | | The shooter fired 5 shots before being killed by authorities. Trump was injured by a bullet penetrating his right ear, but not his skull. An attendee died and two were seriously injured. Trump himself dropped down as he heard many bullets and was wounded by one, and then was quickly shielded by the Secret Service. As Trump stood up, he was then shielded by agents.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/assassination-attempt-trump-pennsylvania-rally-leaves-2-hurt-1-dead-including-shooter Assassination attempt on Trump at Pennsylvania rally leaves 2 hurt, 1 dead including shooter]. |
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| − | ==Incitement leading to crime== | + | ==Incitement prior to the crime== |
| | [[File:Rick Wilson bullet in Trump.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Rick Wilson: They're still gonna have to go out and put a [[bullet]] in Donald Trump...That’s a fact".<ref>[https://rumble.com/v3srfk8-whoa-rick-wilson-says-someone-will-have-to-put-a-bullet-in-donald-trump.html Rick Wilson Says Someone Will Have to "Put a Bullet in Donald Trump"], TheLibertyDaily. Rumble.</ref>]] | | [[File:Rick Wilson bullet in Trump.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Rick Wilson: They're still gonna have to go out and put a [[bullet]] in Donald Trump...That’s a fact".<ref>[https://rumble.com/v3srfk8-whoa-rick-wilson-says-someone-will-have-to-put-a-bullet-in-donald-trump.html Rick Wilson Says Someone Will Have to "Put a Bullet in Donald Trump"], TheLibertyDaily. Rumble.</ref>]] |
| − | The attempt came after years and moreso in recent weeks, [[the left]] and [[liberal media]] has been vilifying President Trump<ref>[https://mynorthwest.com/3965866/rantz-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-rhetoric-democrats/ Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?], MyNorthwest. Jul 13, 2024, 7:10 PM</ref> as being supposedly a "danger to [[democracy]]." | + | The attempt came after years and more so in recent weeks, [[the left]] and [[liberal media]] have been vilifying President Trump<ref>[https://mynorthwest.com/3965866/rantz-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-rhetoric-democrats/ Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?], MyNorthwest. Jul 13, 2024, 7:10 PM</ref> as being supposedly a "danger to [[democracy]]." |
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| | In Nov 2020, [[CNN]]'s [[Christiane Amanpour]] was under fire for comparing President Trump dishonesty to ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' - 'Night of Broken Glass' [[pogrom]] against [[Jews]] throughout [[Nazi Germany]] <ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/christiane-amanpour-under-fire-for-comparing-trump-dishonesty-to-kristallnacht/ In 2019, Christiane Amanpour under fire for comparing Trump dishonesty to Kristallnacht]. By Cnaan Lipshiz ''Times of Israel'', 13 November 2020.</ref> | | In Nov 2020, [[CNN]]'s [[Christiane Amanpour]] was under fire for comparing President Trump dishonesty to ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' - 'Night of Broken Glass' [[pogrom]] against [[Jews]] throughout [[Nazi Germany]] <ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/christiane-amanpour-under-fire-for-comparing-trump-dishonesty-to-kristallnacht/ In 2019, Christiane Amanpour under fire for comparing Trump dishonesty to Kristallnacht]. By Cnaan Lipshiz ''Times of Israel'', 13 November 2020.</ref> |
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| | In August 2023 [[Tucker Carlson]] commented on the all-pervasive Democrat [[hate]] in [[liberal media]]: "Begin with criticism, then you go to protest, then you go to [[Impeachment 1.0|impeachment]], now you go to [[2024 election interference|indictment]], and none of them work. I mean what’s next? You know, graph it out man! We’re speeding toward assassination, obviously. No one will say that, but I don’t know how you can’t reach that conclusion."<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/4181123-tucker-carlson-were-speeding-toward-trump-assassination/mlite/ Tucker Carlson: ‘We’re speeding toward’ Trump assassination], BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO. ''[[The Hill]]'', 08/31/23. thehill.com</ref> | | In August 2023 [[Tucker Carlson]] commented on the all-pervasive Democrat [[hate]] in [[liberal media]]: "Begin with criticism, then you go to protest, then you go to [[Impeachment 1.0|impeachment]], now you go to [[2024 election interference|indictment]], and none of them work. I mean what’s next? You know, graph it out man! We’re speeding toward assassination, obviously. No one will say that, but I don’t know how you can’t reach that conclusion."<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/4181123-tucker-carlson-were-speeding-toward-trump-assassination/mlite/ Tucker Carlson: ‘We’re speeding toward’ Trump assassination], BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO. ''[[The Hill]]'', 08/31/23. thehill.com</ref> |
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| − | On November 1, 2023 Democrat-supported [[Lincoln Project]]<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/07/billionaire-democrat-donors-lincoln-project/ Billionaire Democratic donors give big to anti-Trump Lincoln Project], By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, July 15, 2020. opensecrets.org </ref> co-founder and board member Rick Wilson said on [[MSNBC]]: "The donor class can’t just sit back on the sidelines and say oh well, don’t worry, this will all work itself out...They’re still gonna have to go out and put a [[bullet]] in Donald Trump...That’s a fact".<ref>[https://saraacarter.com/msnbc-guest-donor-class-has-to-go-out-and-put-a-bullet-in-donald-trump/ MSNBC guest: donor class ‘has to go out’ and ‘put a bullet in Donald Trump’], By [[Sara Carter]], November 1, 2023. saraacarter.com</ref> | + | On November 1, 2023, Democrat-supported [[Lincoln Project]]<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/07/billionaire-democrat-donors-lincoln-project/ Billionaire Democratic donors give big to anti-Trump Lincoln Project], By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, July 15, 2020. opensecrets.org </ref> co-founder and board member Rick Wilson said on [[MSNBC]]: "The donor class can’t just sit back on the sidelines and say oh well, don’t worry, this will all work itself out...They’re still gonna have to go out and put a [[bullet]] in Donald Trump...That’s a fact".<ref>[https://saraacarter.com/msnbc-guest-donor-class-has-to-go-out-and-put-a-bullet-in-donald-trump/ MSNBC guest: donor class ‘has to go out’ and ‘put a bullet in Donald Trump’], By [[Sara Carter]], November 1, 2023. saraacarter.com</ref> |
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| | On Dec 19, 2023, [https://zeeshanaleem.com/2015/01/28/notes-on-my-grandfather/ Zeeshan Aleem] wrote on MSNBC a piece titled: "Donald Trump has truly earned comparisons to Adolf Hitler".<ref>[https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-immigrant-comments-hitler-mein-kampf-poisoning-blood-rcna130251 Donald Trump has truly earned comparisons to Adolf Hitler]. Zeeshan Aleem, ''MSNBC'' Dec 19, 2023.</ref> | | On Dec 19, 2023, [https://zeeshanaleem.com/2015/01/28/notes-on-my-grandfather/ Zeeshan Aleem] wrote on MSNBC a piece titled: "Donald Trump has truly earned comparisons to Adolf Hitler".<ref>[https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-immigrant-comments-hitler-mein-kampf-poisoning-blood-rcna130251 Donald Trump has truly earned comparisons to Adolf Hitler]. Zeeshan Aleem, ''MSNBC'' Dec 19, 2023.</ref> |
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| − | On July 8, just five days before the shooting [[Biden]] told donors in a conference call, "We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."<ref>[https://archive.is/nmJdB Biden told donors on a private call this afternoon: “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”], Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel. x.com/kenvogel</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/13/report-biden-told-donors-it-was-time-to-put-trump-in-the-bullseye/ Report: Biden told Donors it was ‘Time to Put Trump in the Bullseye’'], ELIZABETH WEIBEL, [[Breitbart]]'', 13 Jul 2024. breitbart.com</ref><ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/biden-july-8-were-done-talking-about-debate/ Biden on July 8: ‘We’re Done Talking About the Debate, it’s Time to Put Trump in a Bullseye’], By Cassandra MacDonald, ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', Jul. 13, 2024. thegatewaypundit.com</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vswiX81IqhQ "Totally Irresponsible": Megyn Kelly Calls Out Biden Saying "Put Trump in a Bullseye" Days Ago], [[Megyn Kelly]], July 12, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-in-a-bullseye/ar-BB1pWbB1 Flashback: 5 Days Ago Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye'], by Jack Davis, ''The Western Journal, July 13, 2024. msn.com</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/XZ0RE Biden Threat ‘To Put Trump in a Bullseye’ Met With Shrugs, in Contrast With Firestorm Over Palin ‘Crosshairs’], DEAN KARAYANIS, ''New York Sun, July 10, 2024. nysun.com</ref> In a television speech on July 16, 2024 Biden made another [[Freud]]ian slip referring to the "former Trump".<ref>[Biden Calls Trump 'Former Trump' In Oval Office Response To PA Rally Shooting], [[Forbes|Forbes Breaking News]], Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref> | + | On July 8, just five days before the shooting [[Biden]] told donors in a conference call, "We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."<ref>[https://archive.is/nmJdB Biden told donors on a private call this afternoon: “It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.”], Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel. x.com/kenvogel</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/13/report-biden-told-donors-it-was-time-to-put-trump-in-the-bullseye/ Report: Biden told Donors it was ‘Time to Put Trump in the Bullseye’'], ELIZABETH WEIBEL, [[Breitbart]]'', 13 Jul 2024. breitbart.com</ref><ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/biden-july-8-were-done-talking-about-debate/ Biden on July 8: ‘We’re Done Talking About the Debate, it’s Time to Put Trump in a Bullseye’], By Cassandra MacDonald, ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', Jul. 13, 2024. thegatewaypundit.com</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vswiX81IqhQ "Totally Irresponsible": Megyn Kelly Calls Out Biden Saying "Put Trump in a Bullseye" Days Ago], [[Megyn Kelly]], July 12, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/flashback-5-days-ago-biden-said-put-trump-in-a-bullseye/ar-BB1pWbB1 Flashback: 5 Days Ago Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye'], by Jack Davis, ''The Western Journal, July 13, 2024. msn.com</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/XZ0RE Biden Threat ‘To Put Trump in a Bullseye’ Met With Shrugs, in Contrast With Firestorm Over Palin ‘Crosshairs’], DEAN KARAYANIS, ''New York Sun, July 10, 2024. nysun.com</ref> In a television speech on July 16, 2024, Biden made another [[Freud]]ian slip referring to the "former Trump".<ref>[Biden Calls Trump 'Former Trump' In Oval Office Response To PA Rally Shooting], [[Forbes|Forbes Breaking News]], Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref> |
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| | ===Security breach=== | | ===Security breach=== |
| | [[File:Thomas Matthew Crooks Blackrock.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Thomas Matthew Crooks gunman at Trump Rally appearing in 2022 [[BlackRock]] video.<ref>[https://youtu.be/p0EBvH8zIKI Trump Rally Gunman - Thomas Matthew Crooks - in BlackRock Promotional Video], This is the President, Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref>]] | | [[File:Thomas Matthew Crooks Blackrock.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Thomas Matthew Crooks gunman at Trump Rally appearing in 2022 [[BlackRock]] video.<ref>[https://youtu.be/p0EBvH8zIKI Trump Rally Gunman - Thomas Matthew Crooks - in BlackRock Promotional Video], This is the President, Jul 14, 2024. YouTube</ref>]] |
| − | The shooter walked from his van carrying an AR-15 and wearing camouflage pants in plain sight of rallygoers. He came to a building, the American Glass Research company, where a ladder had been pre-positioned before time.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13635887/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-images-roof.html EXCLUSIVE Chilling images show just how close Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks got to the former president], By LAURA COLLINS, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ''[[Daily Caller]]'', 15 July 2024. dailymail.co.uk</ref> He climbed the ladder in full sight of rally goers carrying his AR-15. Eyewitnesses notified police of his presence.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/LhaArztkvufk Eyewitness says that he told law officers there was a man on the roof climbing]. [[CBS]].</ref><ref>[https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1812265909727396107 BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired]. [[BBC]].</ref> | + | The shooter walked from his van carrying an AR-15 and wearing camouflage pants in plain sight of rallygoers. He came to a building, the American Glass Research company, where a ladder had been pre-positioned before time.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13635887/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-images-roof.html EXCLUSIVE Chilling images show just how close Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks got to the former president], By LAURA COLLINS, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ''[[Daily Caller]]'', 15 July 2024. dailymail.co.uk</ref> He climbed the ladder in full sight of rallygoers carrying his AR-15. Eyewitnesses notified the police of his presence.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/LhaArztkvufk Eyewitness says that he told law officers there was a man on the roof climbing]. [[CBS]].</ref><ref>[https://x.com/SharpFootball/status/1812265909727396107 BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired]. [[BBC]].</ref> |
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| − | The line of sight (LOS) distance from the building roof top was approximately 130-yards to the podium where President Trump was speaking. Why the roof top was not secured and protected raises lots of questions as to why, and whether there was proper oversight within the Secret Service. There were no [[drone]]s up to cover the perimeter and to provide surveillance and warning.<ref>[https://armedforces.press/assassination-attempt-after-action-assessment/ Assassination Attempt - After Action Assessment], By James Waurishuk, ''Armed Forces Press'', July 15, 2024. armedforces.press</ref> | + | The line of sight (LOS) distance from the building's rooftop was approximately 130 yards to the podium where President Trump was speaking. Why the rooftop was not secured and protected raises lots of questions as to why, and whether there was proper oversight within the Secret Service. There were no [[drone]]s up to cover the perimeter and to provide surveillance and warning.<ref>[https://armedforces.press/assassination-attempt-after-action-assessment/ Assassination Attempt - After Action Assessment], By James Waurishuk, ''Armed Forces Press'', July 15, 2024. armedforces.press</ref> |
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| | The Secret Service sniper team is said to have had him in their sights for up to 3 minutes before taking him out. The rules of engagement (ROE) prohibited the Secret Service from shooting until the gunman shot first. | | The Secret Service sniper team is said to have had him in their sights for up to 3 minutes before taking him out. The rules of engagement (ROE) prohibited the Secret Service from shooting until the gunman shot first. |
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| | A local [[law enforcement]] officer climbed to the roof and found the shooter, who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and the gunman quickly fired toward Trump.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434</ref> | | A local [[law enforcement]] officer climbed to the roof and found the shooter, who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and the gunman quickly fired toward Trump.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434</ref> |
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| − | The shooter was bear-crawling up the roof<ref>[https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/what-we-know-about-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter/ What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter]. Damita Menezes and Sean Noone, News Nation, 14 July 2024</ref> of an elevated structure a few hundred metres away outside the venue.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/trump-rally-shooting-distance/index.html Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows] By [[CNN]] Staff, July 14, 2024</ref> The shooter had explosive devices in his vehicle parked near the rally,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/suspected-shooter-had-explosive-devices-in-his-car-sources-say-nqpDI2AqQQNtSvYtEpS9 Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say]. ''WSJ'' Jul 14, 2024</ref> showing he had an elaborated plan. | + | The shooter was bear-crawling up the roof<ref>[https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/what-we-know-about-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter/ What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter]. Damita Menezes and Sean Noone, News Nation, 14 July 2024</ref> of an elevated structure a few hundred meters away outside the venue.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/politics/trump-rally-shooting-distance/index.html Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows] By [[CNN]] Staff, July 14, 2024</ref> The shooter had explosive devices in his vehicle parked near the rally,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/suspected-shooter-had-explosive-devices-in-his-car-sources-say-nqpDI2AqQQNtSvYtEpS9 Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say]. ''WSJ'' Jul 14, 2024</ref> showing he had an elaborated plan. |
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| − | The shooter got off 5 shots, killing retired fire chief Corey Comperator 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 retired fire chief Corey Comparator 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> | | [[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 shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks,<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/thomas-matthew-crooks-idd-as-gunman-who-shot-trump-during-pa-rally/ Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as gunman who shot Trump during Pa. rally]. By Joe Marino and Katherine Donlevy. ''[[NY Post]]''. Published July 13, 2024, 11:39 p.m. ET</ref><ref>[https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/donald-trump-assassination-bid-who-is-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-20-year-old-suspected-shooter-437085-2024-07-14 Donald Trump assassination bid: Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old suspected shooter? Crooks' shots injured Trump, grazing his ear, and tragically claimed the life of an innocent bystander while critically wounding two others].</ref> 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 starred in a [[Blackrock]] commercial filmed at Bethel Park High School, from which he graduated in 2022.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-shooter-appeared-in-2022-blackrock-ad-investment-firm-pulls-it-down-2566973-2024-07-15 Trump shooter appeared in 2022 BlackRock ad, investment firm pulls it down], ''[[Reuters]]'', UPDATED: Jul 15, 2024. indiatoday.in</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/r6PWmi4y5pw Trump shooter tied to Blackrock], The Jimmy Dore Show, Jul 14, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref> BlackRock, which donated a record amount to Democrats in the [[2022 Midterm elections]],<ref>[https://www.pionline.com/washington/blackrock-donates-record-amount-us-political-campaigns-esg-fight-heats BlackRock donates record amount to U.S. political campaigns as ESG fight heats up], ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', November 07, 2022. pionline.com</ref> stands to lose "the billions of dollars it has invested in [[Ukraine]]" if President Trump wins reelection in 2024.<ref>[https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-proviv-zustrich-iz-kerivnictvom-najbilshoyi-u-svit-82725 President holds meeting with world's largest investment company on creation of fund for rebuilding Ukraine], PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE Volodymyr Zelensky|VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY]] Official website, 5 May 2023. president.gov.ua</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported about [[oligarch]] activities over the [[4th of July]] just days before the assassination attempt, " As more leading Democrats say privately that [[Joe Biden|President Biden]] should withdraw from the presidential race, some of the party’s most prominent backers on [[Wall Street]] spent the holiday weekend debating what to do next...The group — including [[Larry Fink]] of BlackRock; [[Robert Rubin]], the former [[Treasury secretary]]; Jon Gray of Blackstone; [[Peter Orszag]] of Lazard; Blair Effron of Centerview Partners; and Robert Wolf, a former [[UBS]] executive close to [[Barack Obama]] — talked to friends, colleagues and in some cases each other about whether to stick with Biden".<ref>[https://archive.is/x7Nms Biden’s Wall Street Donors Are Increasingly ‘Concerned’], By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni, Vivienne Walt and Benjamin Mullin, ''New York Times]], July 8, 2024. nytimes.com</ref> | + | The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks,<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/us-news/thomas-matthew-crooks-idd-as-gunman-who-shot-trump-during-pa-rally/ Thomas Matthew Crooks ID’d as the gunman who shot Trump during Pa. rally]. By Joe Marino and Katherine Donlevy. ''[[NY Post]]''. Published July 13, 2024, 11:39 p.m. ET</ref><ref>[https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/donald-trump-assassination-bid-who-is-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-20-year-old-suspected-shooter-437085-2024-07-14 Donald Trump assassination bid: Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old suspected shooter? Crooks' shots injured Trump, grazing his ear, and tragically claimed the life of an innocent bystander while critically wounding two others].</ref> 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 starred in a [[Blackrock]] commercial filmed at Bethel Park High School, from which he graduated in 2022.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-shooter-appeared-in-2022-blackrock-ad-investment-firm-pulls-it-down-2566973-2024-07-15 Trump shooter appeared in 2022 BlackRock ad, investment firm pulls it down], ''[[Reuters]]'', UPDATED: Jul 15, 2024. indiatoday.in</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/r6PWmi4y5pw Trump shooter tied to Blackrock], The Jimmy Dore Show, Jul 14, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref> BlackRock, which donated a record amount to Democrats in the [[2022 Midterm elections]],<ref>[https://www.pionline.com/washington/blackrock-donates-record-amount-us-political-campaigns-esg-fight-heats BlackRock donates record amount to U.S. political campaigns as ESG fight heats up], ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', November 07, 2022. pionline.com</ref> stands to lose "the billions of dollars it has invested in [[Ukraine]]" if President Trump wins reelection in 2024.<ref>[https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-proviv-zustrich-iz-kerivnictvom-najbilshoyi-u-svit-82725 President holds meeting with world's largest investment company on creation of fund for rebuilding Ukraine], PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE Volodymyr Zelensky|VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY]] Official website, 5 May 2023. president.gov.ua</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported about [[oligarch]] activities over the [[4th of July]] just days before the assassination attempt, " As more leading Democrats say privately that [[Joe Biden|President Biden]] should withdraw from the presidential race, some of the party’s most prominent backers on [[Wall Street]] spent the holiday weekend debating what to do next...The group — including [[Larry Fink]] of BlackRock; [[Robert Rubin]], the former [[Treasury secretary]]; Jon Gray of Blackstone; [[Peter Orszag]] of Lazard; Blair Effron of Centerview Partners; and Robert Wolf, a former [[UBS]] executive close to [[Barack Obama]] — talked to friends, colleagues and in some cases each other about whether to stick with Biden".<ref>[https://archive.is/x7Nms Biden’s Wall Street Donors Are Increasingly ‘Concerned’], By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni, Vivienne Walt and Benjamin Mullin, ''New York Times]], July 8, 2024. nytimes.com</ref> |
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| − | "According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote: | + | "According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote: |
| | {{Cquote|''It's simple people: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and another four years of him would be detrimental to our country.''}} | | {{Cquote|''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. | | The [[tweet]] was [https://archive.ph/VLCUd still left] even after the assassination. |
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| | "Never surrender!" And:<ref>[https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1812277876642951677]</ref>"This is the fighter America needs." | | "Never surrender!" And:<ref>[https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1812277876642951677]</ref>"This is the fighter America needs." |
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| − | In first interview post incident, "grateful, defiant Trump recounted surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead.'"<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/grateful-defiant-trump-recounts-surreal-assassination-attempt-at-rally-im-supposed-to-be-dead/ Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: ‘I’m supposed to be dead’], ''The New York Post'', by Michael Goodwin, July 14, 2024</ref> | + | In first interview post-incident, "grateful, defiant Trump recounted surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead.'"<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/grateful-defiant-trump-recounts-surreal-assassination-attempt-at-rally-im-supposed-to-be-dead/ Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: ‘I’m supposed to be dead’], ''The New York Post'', by Michael Goodwin, July 14, 2024</ref> |
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| | [[Russia]] called on the United States to "take stock" of its "policies of incitement to hatred," funding [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s. | | [[Russia]] called on the United States to "take stock" of its "policies of incitement to hatred," funding [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s. |
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| − | Tyler Barbieri, a NYC budget analyst lamented assassin failing to kill Trump. Writing "too bad he missed." He was suspended.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/nyc-budget-worker-who-posted-too-bad-he-missed-after-trump-shooting-suspended-from-six-figure-gig/ NYC budget worker who posted ‘too bad he missed’ after Trump shooting is suspended from six-figure gig]. | + | Tyler Barbieri, an NYC budget analyst lamented assassin's failure to kill Trump. Writing "too bad he missed." He was suspended.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/nyc-budget-worker-who-posted-too-bad-he-missed-after-trump-shooting-suspended-from-six-figure-gig/ NYC budget worker who posted ‘too bad he missed’ after Trump shooting is suspended from six-figure gig]. |
| | By Carl Campanile. ''NYPost'', July 15, 2024. | | By Carl Campanile. ''NYPost'', July 15, 2024. |
| | *[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2297266/nyc-suspends-budget-analyst-after-he-lamented-assassin-failing-to-kill-trump.html NYC Suspends Budget Analyst After He Lamented Assassin Failing To Kill Trump]. ''YWN'', July 16, 2024</ref> | | *[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2297266/nyc-suspends-budget-analyst-after-he-lamented-assassin-failing-to-kill-trump.html NYC Suspends Budget Analyst After He Lamented Assassin Failing To Kill Trump]. ''YWN'', July 16, 2024</ref> |