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Trump Gunman Flew Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Attempted Assassination
WSJ ^ | 7/19/2024 | Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha

Posted on 07/19/2024 4:39:47 PM PDT by God luvs America

A gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone and get aerial footage of the western Pennsylvania fairgrounds shortly before the former president was set to speak there, law-enforcement officials briefed on the matter said, further underscoring the stunning security lapses ahead of Trump’s near assassination.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: assassination; assassinationattempt; bidensfault; butler; butlerrally; drone; drones; j13; jillsfault; obamasfault; research; scouting; scouts; shooter; shooterdrone; surveillance; thomascrooks; trump; trumpshooter; trumpshooting; trumpshot; wsj
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To: Responsibility2nd

Heh. I don’t believe he was hanging from his hands and pulling himself up to look.


121 posted on 07/19/2024 5:41:24 PM PDT by dforest
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To: shanover

I have found that the wildest, craziest, kookiest, most insane and unbelievable conspiracy theories out there are usually from the government.


122 posted on 07/19/2024 5:41:28 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that's told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Wrre there other drones?


123 posted on 07/19/2024 5:41:34 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Climate cultists think we should go back to the goo"d times when people starved)
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To: God luvs America
stunning security lapse

"You keep using that word..."

124 posted on 07/19/2024 5:42:46 PM PDT by Giuseppe Nova (If you absolutely must have an ex-wife in your life, choose wisely.)
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To: God luvs America

It obviously happened, but everyday we are provided more details. If I were to believe the kid did all the things we are being told, I would have to say he was a master assassin with reconnaissance and preparation skills equal to a veteran of Delta Force or Seal Team 6, which is complete horse sh!t.

The feds are painting a picture of pure fantasy. They tried to murder POTUS Trump and failed miserably. They must all be exposed and held accountable.


125 posted on 07/19/2024 5:43:21 PM PDT by Sean in DTLA ( )
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To: FLT-bird

Yeah, this does not make sense at all. I’m a registered UAS pilot. All stadiums and bigger events with large crowds have Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR), especially for Presidents and I would assume would be for Trump rallies. If he had been flying a drone in the TFR area he should have been picked up like white on rice. They bust people all the time flying at and near NFL games, etc. They can find out exactly where you are operating from. How in the world did he fly under the radar with a drone. Pun intended.


126 posted on 07/19/2024 5:45:03 PM PDT by ArizonaJacks
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To: Phoenix8
Nobody is that inept.
127 posted on 07/19/2024 5:45:45 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: politicket
Keep in mind the shots rang out just after the local officer poked his head over the edge of the roof, causing Crooks to bring his rifle to bear on him. In a "2nd shooter" scenario, there would have to be some sort of communication between Crooks and the actual sniper, "hurry up, I'm compromised!"

This would have involved either a radio device that could be found or an app on his phones that would likewise be apparent to investigators. I think we can lay the phantasm of a 2nd shooter to rest. Crooks had a rifle and line of site, why complicate things? Note that ballistics tests on any bullets should be able to confirm whether they came from his rifle.

128 posted on 07/19/2024 5:45:49 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: politicket

Not to mention that the adrenaline was pumping and in an inexperienced shooter it is hard to hold aim and have a smooth trigger pull. Shooting a paper or steel target is a completely different matter than shooting a living animal or person. Pros are trained how to mitigate this


129 posted on 07/19/2024 5:46:31 PM PDT by Stonewall1
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To: God luvs America

I’m trying to confirm reports that some rally attendees saw a banner trailing the Drone that said “Die Trump Die”


130 posted on 07/19/2024 5:47:08 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: hardspunned

I guess it was Maduro and not CHavez:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Caracas_drone_attack#cite_note-20


131 posted on 07/19/2024 5:48:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: DAC21

For those in Rio Linda..../s


132 posted on 07/19/2024 5:48:06 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: God luvs America

Look, man, there’s only about two dozen things so far that don’t add up.

Let’s not jump to conclusions.


133 posted on 07/19/2024 5:48:26 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: politicket
" Also what were those reports early on of looking for a man of Chinese descent?"

Yeah, I was reading the same reports in the early minutes/hours. My first thought then turned to the 30,000+ Chinese military aged men who've poured into our country illegally just in the last couple of years at biden's invitation.

Then poof, the reported sighting went quite. Seems like a strange error in description in the early minutes in...Butler, Pennsylvania.

134 posted on 07/19/2024 5:48:52 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Trump announced on July 3 that he would hold a rally in Butler, PA July 13.

Jill went to a Italian Sons and Daughters of America function in Pittsburgh, PA also July 13.

Her appearance was announced in TheTribLive July 10.


135 posted on 07/19/2024 5:50:56 PM PDT by clashfan (Eat vegetables. Don't elect them.)
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To: xzins

They were from the Dept of Homeland Security. By the looks of it, they were probably frisking grandmother’s at airports before getting the call.


136 posted on 07/19/2024 5:51:54 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: FLT-bird
"In every drone made since about 2013-2014 you have to download the maps from the internet in order for the drone to fly. A drone will not fly in a restricted area. Every event when a SS protectee appears is a restricted area.

So how did this drone fly there?"

Ah, great question!

Does anyone know if a drone, on a preprogramed route, can be flown inside airspace that is secured by the fed gov (assuming that it even was)?

137 posted on 07/19/2024 5:52:27 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: Ken H

Ken H wrote:


Holy S! That deserves its own thread.

Which post?


138 posted on 07/19/2024 5:52:39 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: Chgogal

Cheatle...what were her qualifications, anyway?


139 posted on 07/19/2024 5:52:39 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: clashfan

Also Harris was also doing some event or so I read..when was that announced? So basically, Trump announced his rally first..but everything else went into place after that


140 posted on 07/19/2024 5:52:43 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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