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President Donald Trump faced a tense moment during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunfire erupted. He briefly crouched and instinctively touched his head while addressing the crowd on Saturday. Swift action by Secret Service agents led the audience behind him to take cover. Despite the alarming situation, Trump, visibly shaken but resolute, defiantly gestured before being safely escorted offstage. A spokesperson for the U.S. Secret Service confirmed that protective measures were quickly enacted to ensure the former President’s safety. Later, Trump expressed gratitude to law enforcement and first responders for their rapid response to the incident.
According to reports, the shooter discharged up to eight rounds from an AR-style rifle during what appears to be an assassination attempt at the rally. Following the incident, former President Donald Trump made his initial remarks. As previously reported, Trump was seen with blood on his face after shots were fired during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Despite the chaos, Trump defiantly raised a fist in the air.
Trump later posted on his Truth Social account:
I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!“
Law enforcement officials have identified the individual responsible for the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter, deceased, was confirmed as Thomas Matthew Crooks, aged 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
According to ABC News, citing law enforcement sources, the “shooter fired up to eight rounds from an AR-style rifle while positioned on a nearby rooftop, approximately 200-300 yards away at the time of the shooting.”
A video appears to show the suspected shooter of Trump on a roof. The video of the assassination attempt and footage of the shooter on the roof can be viewed below, sourced from Fox News and CNN.
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Glad to see you use the actual words “assassination attempt”. Too many outlets soft pedaled that terminology….
They sure did! We tell it like it is; going soft is what’s got us here in the first place. There’s too much censorship.