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On CNN this morning, host Kasie Hunt described the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in blunt, truthful terms as:"A massive failure by the Secret Service."Moments later, when panelist Elliott Williams, in the context of a discussion of unverified information on social media, made mention of people floating the notion of an "inside job," Hunt shut him down, saying:"We don't want to get into that."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

David Frum, a prominent “Never Trump” pundit and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, published an article on Sunday in the Atlantic blaming former President Donald Trump for his own attempted assassination. Trump narrowly survived the attempt on his life when a bullet from a high-powered rifle grazed his ear during a rally in Pennsylvania. One man in the crowd, former fire chief Corey Comperatore, was killed; two others were injured (not including the assassin, who was immediately shot by the Secret Service).

The trigger in the gun was pulled by many hands! The media tried to assassinate Trump. From the time he came powerfully down that escalator in New York, looking every bit the prize fighter he exhibited yesterday, the press was and is merciless. They have mocked him and attacked, slandered and defamed him, but they have not taken him out. The Democrats have tried to assassinate Trump. They called him illegitimate, they called him a tyrant; President Biden who went all wobbly tonight, is still calling him a threat to democracy; many have wished him dead. Thank G-d that wish...

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, says Saturday night’s shooting at President Donald Trump’s rally, is a “catastrophic failure” of the Secret Service. “This is an obviously catastrophic failure and NO excuses should be made, or even attempted,” Bongino posted on X. “The failures are profound and questions must be answered about ground surveillance, air surveillance, post-stander support, and counter-sniper advance work and response. We have ONE job, and we came within inches of a deadly failure today. An uneventful failure is NOT a success.” Bongino also said he was in touch with other former Secret Service colleagues.

The 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday was described by former classmates as a bullied loner with a penchant for hunting outfits and video games. Thomas Matthew Crooks was killed by the Secret Service on Saturday evening after he opened fire at the Butler Farm Show grounds, grazing Trump and killing another attendee. Crooks – who graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022 – was a loner who was “relentlessly” bullied, former classmate Jason Kohler told KDKA. He was known for wearing “‘hunting’” outfits to class, Kohler added. The classmate also...

Investigative reporter Laura Loomer has uncovered a BlackRock ad from 2023 that appears to feature Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old shooter who tried assassinating President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. BlackRock has deep ties to Biden, with many former executives and employees being hired to fill his administration. The BlackRock ad was filmed at Bethel Park High School, which Crooks attended. EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20 year old shooter who tried assassinating President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last night, was featured in a BlackRock @BlackRock ad in...

Theodore Roosevelt’s opening line was hardly remarkable for a presidential campaign speech: “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible.” His second line, however, was a bombshell. “I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.” Clearly, Roosevelt had buried the lede. The horrified audience in the Milwaukee Auditorium on October 14, 1912, gasped as the former president unbuttoned his vest to reveal his bloodstained shirt. “It takes more than that to kill a bull moose,” the wounded candidate assured them. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a bullet-riddled, 50-page...

Late Saturday, the FBI identified the shooter – the attempted assassin – of President Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks was also allegedly the one who shot and killed a man who attended Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania and critically injured two others.According to Newsweek:CBS News reported that Crooks had a rifle and had fired on the former President from a position a couple of hundred feet away from the venue in Butler, [PA] citing anonymous law enforcement sources. The shooter was identified through his DNA, as he was not carrying any identification at the time, the FBI said.Crooks, 20...

Please see the video below. Which happened? A)The police sharpshooter raises his head suddenly, lowers his head and fires one shot, the rifle recoils, then no visual of who is shooting but audio: 2 shots, then a cluster of shots. I think assassin fired 2 shots, cops killed him. Or B) The police sharpshooter raises his head, then ducks at the sound of the assassin's shot, jerking his rifle barrel upward as he ducks. Assassin shoots twice more, police kill him. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/13/video-of-u-s-secret-service-spotting-and-watching-shooter-prior-to-shots-doing-nothing-then-flinching-with-inbound-bullets/

A staff member of a Mississippi Democratic congressman took to social media and said she wished the shooter who tried to take Donald Trump's life had better aim. On Saturday evening, shortly after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, attempted to assassinate the former president during a rally in Pennsylvania, Jacqueline Marsaw, the field director for Mississippi Congressman Bennie G. Thompson shared a vile post on Facebook about the attack. Trump was left bloodied and hurt during the assassination attempt as he was seen suddenly grabbing hold of his ear as loud bangs rang out and whizzed by before he ducked to...

The Target store on 2505 Riverside Blvd. in Land Park was warned by Sacramento City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood's office that it would be fined for repeatedly reporting thefts. "Ten years ago voters approved Prop 47," Wood explained. "This amended the law by converting thefts of less than $950 from a felony to a misdemeanor. This combined with various 'defund the police' measures means law enforcement doesn't have the resources to respond to misdemeanors. As it is, fewer than 10% of vehicle thefts, which do exceed the $950 felony line, result in an arrest. Retailers shouldn't be wasting our time...

The right-leaning media and pundits are excited: Marine Le Pen’s party gained twice as many seats in recent French elections. The left-leaning media and commentariat are thrilled, too: Le Pen’s right-wing party won the popular vote but landed only third place in the French National Assembly. If both sides of the political spectrum are so enthusiastic, it could mean only one thing: something is missing here. The answer lies most likely in conflating two different political spectra: absolute and relative. Since Stalin proposed the modern relative political spectrum, it garnered popularity, and members of the Frankfurt School of socialism brought...

This video gives a good analysis of security lapses. Freepers also mention having a drone overhead, which to my mind is a great and cheap observational tool. A tool that s.s security has missed out on. Anyway, this guy also goes into what some would describe as conspiracy theory. But he still makes a lot of valid points about security lapses.

Many conservatives and Trump supporters partially blame the heated rhetoric of left-wing voices for the shooting. According to them, Saturday’s shooting was the inevitable conclusion of the constant stream of Trump-Hitler comparisons and claims that Republicans are an existential threat to democracy that media outlets and Democrats have been peddling for years now. One such Democrat who engaged in such rhetoric was none other than President Joe Biden himself. For example, on Sept. 1, 2022, the president gave a speech during which he called Trump and his supporters extremist threats to the country. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent...

I don’t know why a Republican would try and kill his party’s own nominee with an assault rifle. But it’s wrong. Violence has never been the answer. Violence is not the answer. Violence will never be the answer.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump would not impact incumbent President Joe Biden’s candidacy. Sanders said, “I think everybody in this country, no matter what their political views are, wishes former President Trump a rapid and speedy recovery, mourns the loss of innocent lives and those who are wounded and understands that political violence of any kind or shape or form is unacceptable. It is un-American and we’ve got to put an end to it. I think in this traumatic moment it’s time for all of...

Biden’s Rhetoric Grew Heated in Recent Days WSJ, 14 Jul 2024.Republicans fault Biden’s rhetoric about Trump after shooting CNN. 14 Jul 2024.Violent rhetoric in poisoned US politics made attack inevitable Nazi comparisons, which would be greeted with furious offence if they came the other way, have become commonplace among the Left. Daily Telegraph, July 14, 2024. July 13, 2024: Fox News Anchor Trace Gallagher with guests (Kaylee Mcghee White and Aaron Cohen) elaborated on Dems. conduct vis-a-vis anti-Israel riots. And the fact that Democrat elected Alvin Bragg dismissed the charges against "palestine" violent rioters on Columbia University. As well as...

A staff member of a Mississippi Democratic congressman took to social media and said she wished the shooter who tried to take Donald Trump's life had better aim.

The member of the crowd killed in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally has been identified. Corey Comperatore, the retired fire chief of Buffalo Township, was sitting behind the former president shot and killed by gunman 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The 50-year-old died a hero as his family revealed he was shielding his young daughter and wife from the gunfire when he was killed. Members of the audience frantically tried to save the father's life in the bleachers in Butler after Crooks opened fire from a rooftop 130 yards away. Family members paid tribute Comperatore who...

This is the moment a US Secret Service agent struggles to holster her weapon after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Trump, 78, was left bloodied and wounded last night when a bullet pierced the 'upper part' of his right ear in a horrific assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire from a rooftop just 130 yards from where the former president was on stage speaking to thousands of fans in Butler at 6.15pm. Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead at the scene by US Secret Service officers. As...