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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: God luvs America

Drones are a game-changer in the 21st century.


61 posted on 07/19/2024 5:12:53 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: SamAdams76

After viewing that video, let me be the first to say “Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle did not commit suicide”.


62 posted on 07/19/2024 5:13:31 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: Apparatchik

The Founders wanted us to be conspiracy theorists.

A system of checks and balances written on a piece of paper doesn’t mean anything.

The Founders assumed that our leaders would be just as corrupt as every other group of leaders throughout history. That’s why they created the system of checks and balances.

But the system of checks and balances only works if the citizens always assume the worst of their leaders at all times, and never, ever, ever give them the benefit of the doubt.

“Government is a necessary evil” is not only a true statement, it’s a call to action.

Being reflexively skeptical of conspiracy theories is exactly what the Deep State wants all of us to be. I used to be too.

The question we have to ask ourselves is why do we need to be so skeptical of conspiracy theories? Why do we want to trust the wealthy and the powerful so much? Why do we want to trust “the experts” so much? Why are we so invested in not saying or thinking anything that might sound a little kooky?

I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the major aspects of the spiritual battle between good and evil, is how the small handful of super wealthy, corrupt members of the ruling class understand that the masses are hardwired to be good little sheep who don’t want to draw any unnecessary attention to themselves from all the other sheep.


63 posted on 07/19/2024 5:13:53 PM PDT by The Fop (God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
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To: Freee-dame

I went back into Trump’s Truth Social account and the only time he mentions the rally in Butler, PA is the day of the rally where he tells everyone see you at the rally today in Butler PA


64 posted on 07/19/2024 5:14:11 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: politicket

With Google Earth it would be easy enough to estimate the elevation of Trump’s head and the elevation of the roof. Based on the one photo of the bullet whizzing past his head things would need to be about the same elevation.


65 posted on 07/19/2024 5:14:25 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: God luvs America

Nobody knows why right? Maybe he was just a POS!


66 posted on 07/19/2024 5:15:04 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: popdonnelly
This isn’t some sophisticated international plot, this was a 20 year old kid that did this.

You really believe what you just said?

67 posted on 07/19/2024 5:15:11 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane

On Monday you will hear PLENTY and PLENTY of “I dont recall” and “That’s classified”


68 posted on 07/19/2024 5:15:18 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 21twelve

Planned...intentional...blown. The coverup is in full swing.


69 posted on 07/19/2024 5:15:49 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: LongWayHome

The R senators need to be ready for Monday and for once they ALL need to ask tough, detailed questions; no more “you are so wonderful, but”, damnit. We came as close as you can to losing our President. I want questions on the following: 1- why, per Lori Levi, the vendor who has been at EVERY Trump rally since 2015, were there for the first time no obstructions between the roof line of sight and the podium, such as trucks, cranes, bulldozers; 2 - were SS professionals diverted from Trump to accompany “Doctor” Jill in PIttsburgh; 3 - why were no SS on the roof; 4 - why are you blaming the Butler police; 5 - when did the snipers first spot the shooters; 6 - why did the snipers wait until the shooter fired to hit him; 7 - who owned the building he shot from; 8 - did you spot the overhead drone before the shooter went on the roof; 9 - why did you assign female SS who are one foot smaller than the President; 10 - was there an SS agent assigned to the buildings who did not show for work????? No Lindsay Graham tail kissing, no Mitch McConnell grumbling, we need tough, actual questions by the senators to put to the people responsible for Trump’s security.


70 posted on 07/19/2024 5:16:07 PM PDT by laconic ( )
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

“So the shooter did more work scoping the site than the SS ever did.”


Excellent point.


71 posted on 07/19/2024 5:16:24 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: Deo volente

Biden can claim it was an official act of the President..remember Sotomayor mentioned that in her dissent, that this sets a dangerous precedent because a President can kill his political rival and claim it as an official act..in fact after the ruling came out you had commies on twitter demanding that Biden off Trump and claim immunity


72 posted on 07/19/2024 5:16:36 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: popdonnelly

My hobby is being a conspiracy theorist and my preferred pronouns are “told”, “you” and “so”.


73 posted on 07/19/2024 5:18:24 PM PDT by BipolarBob (First I was called a big fat lair and then showed a certain Lake of Respect.)
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To: frank ballenger

I’ll bet that Crooks searched more shooters than just the Oxford one-that seems to be something these guys do when planning their crimes, probably to get some ideas about how to do the deed and maybe get away for at least long enough to cause even more mayhem at another nearby location. But there would be no reason to worry about parents being in any legal trouble-he was over the age of 18 and was not mentally incompetent-so did not have a legal guardian. the sonofabitch was an adult and responsible for his own actions-not anyone else, unless he is found to have had an accomplice...


74 posted on 07/19/2024 5:18:38 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
On Monday you will hear PLENTY and PLENTY of “I dont recall” and “That’s classified”

There are other possibilities also.

She blows the whistle on the entire operation.

She dies before she has the chance to testify.

Yours is the most likely outcome but not the only one.

75 posted on 07/19/2024 5:19:34 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: God luvs America

I think this Crooks was still living at home with his parents. Imagine for a minute, being his mother or father, realizing far too late that you don’t really know your adult son ..At All!! I have not seen anything to make me believe the parents were also involved.

They probably never dared to look at his phone or laptop to see who or what he had a dialog with.
I suspect, within a year, they will have moved to another location, if they can afford it.


76 posted on 07/19/2024 5:19:34 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: politicket
He swept the muzzle of the rifle at a police office peering onto the roof, just seconds before the first shots rang out. Was this enough time for someone like him to reposition in the other direction and shoot accurate shots on target?

I've been asking this question for days now. Did Crooks have a second rifle that he backed down the cop climbing the roof?

Or did he get back into position, find his target, regsight his scope, and fire dead center?

I have only one good eye, yet I say that with a few minutes of prep work that I could hit a target 130 yards away. Most people could.

But some kid could do the same with a few seconds?

Bull Cheese.

77 posted on 07/19/2024 5:20:19 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: mass55th
They just didn't get the desired result. You can't have that many breaches of security occur within what was supposed to be a controlled area, in such a short period of time, and not realize it was deliberate.

Because if your theory isn't true, it means that the "greatest country in the world" is staffed by the Dumbest People in the World" (and that, of course, could never be true).

78 posted on 07/19/2024 5:21:05 PM PDT by Captain Walker ("It is infinitely better to have a few good Men, than many indifferent ones." - George Washington)
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To: Ken H

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5-6 year Investigation that plays up Lies to obfuscate.

Coverup in Progress.


79 posted on 07/19/2024 5:21:35 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: laconic

I agree with all of your points. This thing stinks to high heaven.


80 posted on 07/19/2024 5:21:36 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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