Shots fired at Donald Trump rally (VIDEO). Unanswered Question on Assassin
Gunshots have reportedly been fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The former president was rushed off stage by security staff, with images showing blood stains on his right ear.
Several loud bangs were heard as Trump was giving a speech in the city of Butler. Trump quickly fell to the ground and was shielded by his security team. Trump rose from the ground several moments later and raised a fist into the air. He was then escorted to his motorcade.
Trump is undergoing examination at a Pennsylvania medical facility following the assassination attempt, his press secretary said.
The shooting apparently killed a spectator. The Washington Post reported it, citing the local district attorney. The person who opened fire died, while another person is in serious condition. The man who fired the shots, in fact, was dragged away, dead, by the Rangers (see the images below) and would be the presumed culprit but neither his name nor the reasons why they took him are yet known. led to carry out this assassination attempt on the former President of the United States.
Trump Statement
President Donald J. Trump issued a statement on Truth Social following the failed assassination attempt against him:
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!
The Unanswered Question on Assassin
The FBI identified the man who made an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A motive was not immediately clear.
«The unanswered question facing the country — and security officials — after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump: How does a gunman, in plain view of some spectators, manage to open fire on a former president at a campaign rally protected by federal and local law enforcement?» NBC News wrote.
Security experts said it was difficult, and perhaps impossible, to eliminate every threat, particularly with long-range weapons and outdoor events. But some said routine precautions should have prevented the attack, with one calling the shooting “a fundamental security failure.”
Biden Stratement: “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,”
President Biden delivered brief remarks after former President Donald Trump was seen with blood on his face and rushed off stage at a rally Saturday, referring to the former president by his first name, “Donald.” The White House confirmed late Saturday night that Mr. Biden and Trump spoke by phone, but did not detail what was said on the call. A Trump adviser also confirmed the two spoke.
Mr. Biden traveled back to the White House late Saturday from Delaware, where he had been spending the weekend. In his public remarks, the president said he believes Trump is doing well. Mr. Biden has been updated by top Secret Service and Homeland Security officials, but details are still emerging.
“There’s no place in America for this kind of violence,” the president said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. That’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country. You cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”
The president said Trump’s rally should have been able to take place peacefully, “without any problem.” “But the idea, the idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of,” he said. A reporter asked the president if he believes this was an assassination attempt.”I don’t know enough to — I have an opinion, but I don’t have any facts,” the president said. “So I want to make sure we have all the facts before I make any more comments.”
‘A hero’: Former firefighter killed at Trump rally died protecting family
A man killed at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania Saturday has been identified as 50-year-old former firefighter Corey Comperatore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced.Comperatore was at the rally with his wife and two daughters and dove over them when gunshots were heard in the crowd. “Corey died a hero,” Shapiro said.
I know who’s behind that shooting and no doubt thousands of others also know, but just as we saw with JFK and Abraham Lincoln, nobody really cares. You can be sure though that this the beginning of the end of your species; after 7,000 years of civilization you haven’t changed a bit.