Posted on 07/15/2024 8:32:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, appeared in a corporate advertisement for BlackRock, according to Reuters.
The asset manager ran an advertisement in 2022 that featured a teacher from Bethel Park High School as well as several unpaid students. One of these students was Crooks, BlackRock told Reuters in an emailed statement Sunday.
“In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in the background, including Thomas Matthew Crooks,” the company said.
BlackRock went on to condemn the assassination attempt. “The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent.”
Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in Pennsylvania in 2022, located approximately 35 miles south of the rally, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and the FBI.
An AR-15 rifle was recovered from the scene beside the would-be assassin’s body, two law enforcement officials told The New York Times. Explosive devices were also found in the suspect’s car, according to The Wall Street Journal. (RELATED: ‘Obviously An Abysmal Failure’: Former Secret Service Agents Break Down Trump Assassination Attempt, Security Response)
BlackRock has come under fire in recent years over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. In March, the Texas Permanent School Fund pulled $8.5 billion from the investment firm over its ESG policies, and in June conservative watch dog group American Accountability Foundation (AAF) revealed the investment company was using Oklahoman’s pension funds to advance a racial and climate agenda.
The company is the world’s largest asset manager, with over $10 trillion under management. BlackRock went on to condemn the assassination attempt. “The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent.”
Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in Pennsylvania in 2022, located approximately 35 miles south of the rally, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and the FBI.
An AR-15 rifle was recovered from the scene beside the would-be assassin’s body, two law enforcement officials told The New York Times. Explosive devices were also found in the suspect’s car, according to The Wall Street Journal.
BlackRock has come under fire in recent years over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. In March, the Texas Permanent School Fund pulled $8.5 billion from the investment firm over its ESG policies, and in June conservative watch dog group American Accountability Foundation (AAF) revealed the investment company was using Oklahoman’s pension funds to advance a racial and climate agenda.
The company is the world’s largest asset manager, with over $10 trillion under management.
Something is really strange with this coincidence.
“In politics, there are no coincidences.” FDR (attrib)..............
yup- have to wonder if they funded his training....
Crooks’ father briefly made a statement yesterday - then completely disappeared.
I want to hear more from him....
If I wee him, I’d disappear too....................
The tin foil hats are out.
Yeah, because this punk appears in their commercial and they also think Ukraine is good for their business.
Blackrock needs to be brought down.
Maybe the assassin was “inspired” by his experience when he was in high school and during the video shoot. Certainly a possibility.
Always follow the money. We can be confident the investigation Traitor Joe announced will get to the bottom of this, right?
A week ago, we would have been saying that Trump being assassinated was “tinfoil hat.”
Maybe. Or Leftist flock together.
He was completely surprised. Not surprising.
Brian Deese. He controls the administration. He is Blackrock. He sits in the Whitehouse.
His 15 minutes of fame is posthumous...............
You will in court.
It’s being reported that he bought the rifle 6 months ago, and per recent other shooting cases, prosecutors are prosecuting the parents for their children’s actions. And then there are the civil cases
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