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☆ Analysis: Attack on Trump reopens a chilling chapter in American politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But political violence hasn’t stopped since then. The nation is also still processing the attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. In one of the most poignant reactions, Giffords said in a statement, “Political violence is terrifying. I know.” She added: “I’m holding former President Trump, and all those affected by today’s indefensible act of violence in my heart. Political violence is un-American and is never acceptable – never.”Unfortunately, history suggests that violence, while indefensible, is also a quintessential scar on American politics.

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The shots rang out at 6:10 p.m. Former President Donald J. Trump clutched his right ear as blood spurted out, then ducked for cover as supporters screamed and Secret Service agents raced to surround and protect him. Within moments, someone shouted “shooter down” and the agents, agitated but in control, began moving Mr. Trump offstage to safety. “Wait, wait, wait, wait,” he called out, then made a point of pumping his fist at the crowd and seemed to defiantly shout, “Fight! The explosion of political violence came at an especially volatile moment in American history and further inflamed an already stormy campaign for the White House. But a male spectator at the rally was killed and two other men were critically wounded, authorities said.

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☆ Video: Doctor who was at the Trump rally describes trying to save shooting victim’s life
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Paige Levin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ ‘America’s Under Attack’: A Gleeful Trump Rally Shattered by Gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the heat had hardly tempered the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of people on the Butler Farm Show grounds who were waiting for Donald J. Trump. When he finally showed up, the crowd, saturated in Trump gear, shouted in collective excitement when he hit his usual marks. Mr. Trump grabbed at his ear. Around the grandstand where Mr. Trump had been speaking, beneath an enormous American flag suspended between two cranes, the spectators crouched. Secret Service officers swarmed over Mr. Trump.

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☆ What happened at the Trump rally? A look at the assassination attempt from start to finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jeremy Herb | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Forty-three seconds after the first shot was fired, a Secret Service agent said the shooter was down. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. McCormick was whisked into the venue through a private entrance manned by members of the Secret Service. “This is a big crowd — this is a big, big, beautiful crowd,” Trump said at the start of his speech. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesCrooks had climbed onto the flat rooftop of a light beige, single-story commercial building roughly 150 yards to the north of the rally stage.

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☆ Biden campaign will pull down TV ads following shooting incident at Trump rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden campaign said it's pausing "outbound communications" after a shooting at a Trump rally. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden will be pausing campaign communications following a shooting incident at a Donald Trump campaign rally on Saturday. "The Biden campaign is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible," a Biden campaign official told Business Insider in a statement. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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Crooks lived in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, about an hour’s drive south of the Trump rally where law enforcement officials say he fired at the former president. Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, according to a local media report and a video of the school’s graduation ceremony. Law enforcement descended on Crooks’ family home on a quiet street in Bethel Park on Saturday night. Explosive material was found in his residence, as well as in his car, law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told CNN. Bethel Park is a predominantly white suburb that is wealthier than the surrounding Pittsburgh metro area.

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☆ Thomas Matthew Crooks: FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting. The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles south of Butler, where Trump was holding his rally. Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, before being killed by the Secret Service, according to law enforcement officials. Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, according to a local media report and a video of the school’s commencement. When reached by CNN late Saturday night, Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, said he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking about his son.

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☆ Video: CNN reporter Alayna Treene describes what she saw at Trump rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Video shows Trump rally shooter stopped by Secret Service
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Paige Levin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Police found explosives in Thomas Matthew Crooks' car after he shot at Donald Trump. The FBI has identified Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service, as the shooter. AdvertisementPolice found explosives inside the vehicle of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The FBI identified Crooks — who was shot dead by Secret Service agents — at the shooter. Sources familiar with the investigation told The Wall Street Journal that authorities found explosives inside the car that Cooks parked nearly the rally on Saturday.

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☆ The FBI has named the 20-year-old shooting suspect in Trump's assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspect in the Trump rally shooting. The shooting occurred on Saturday evening during Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. AdvertisementThe FBI has named the suspect in the shooting at former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally on Saturday evening. An agency representative confirmed to Business Insider early on Sunday morning that the suspect is Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel, Pennsylvania. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Biden addresses the nation and condemns violence after Trump rally shooting: 'It's sick'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden addressed the nation after an apparent shooting at a Donald Trump rally. Biden said "there's no place in America for this kind of violence." "It's sick," Biden said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden addressed the nation on Saturday after an apparent shooting at a rally for Former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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☆ Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorses Trump following assassination attempt in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorsed Donald Trump for president on Saturday. Ackman's announcement on X came hours after an assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania. Ackman assured Biden supporters that he hadn't "lost it" and came to the decision carefully. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has officially come out in support of former president Donald Trump's re-election campaign, following an assassination attempt at a Trump rally on Saturday.

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☆ President Biden speaks after receiving briefing on former President Trump shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPresident Biden speaks after receiving briefing on former President Trump shootingPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks after receiving a briefing on the latest details following a shooting at a Donald Trump rally that injured the former president and killed an attendee.

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☆ Video: What we know about Trump rally gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Danny Freeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ 50% of Americans believe political violence is a 'very big problem' in the US after Trump rally shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The threat of political violence has been an unfortunate element of many open societies. In a YouGov poll taken after the Trump rally shooting, half of US adults said it's "a very big problem." AdvertisementOne thing is clear after shots were fired at former President Donald Trump during his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania: Americans are freaked out. In a YouGov poll taken after the shooting, 50% of adults said that political violence is "a very big problem" in the US. An additional 32% of adults said that political violence is "somewhat of a problem" in American society.

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☆ What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooting Victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Isabelle Taft | Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump at his rally Saturday evening, besides wounding him, also killed a father of two and critically wounded two other men on Saturday evening. Those attendees, all adult men, include a longtime volunteer firefighter and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Bicehouse said that he was not aware of any other shooting-related victims at the rally besides Mr. Trump and the three attendees. Here’s what we know so far about the victims. Governor Shapiro said on Sunday that Mr. Comperatore “died a hero,” adding: “Corey was the very best of us.”

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☆ Melania Trump speaks out, calls Trump rally shooter a 'monster' who saw her husband as an 'inhuman political machine'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Melania Trump called the Trump rally shooter a "monster" who saw her husband as "inhuman." The former first lady made the statement on Sunday after the attempted assassination of her husband. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer first lady Melania Trump denounced the assassination attempt of her husband at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, calling the shooter a "monster" who "sought to ring out Donald's passion."

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☆ Mark Cuban is warning people to be careful of scammers and grifters on X after the Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Cuban says scammers are out and trying their luck after the Trump rally shooting. Cuban reposted a thread by AI startup founder Josh Olin, which listed several fundraising scams on X. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBillionaire "Shark Tank" investor Mark Cuban is warning people to be careful of scams and grifts in the wake of the shooting in Pennsylvania that saw former President Donald Trump wounded and one man killed. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Eyewitness describes seeing gunman on roof during Trump rally shooting in BBC interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A man who said he was a witness to the shooting that injured Donald Trump described the scene to the BBC. The man said he saw the shooter crawling on the roof of a nearby building with a rifle. He said he heard five shots and also saw the Secret Service kill the shooter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The man told the BBC he'd gathered with friends before the rally and said they were watching it from outside the fenced-in location.

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The Biden campaign and Democrats across the party scrambled Sunday to determine how to adjust their plans to counter messaging at the Republican National Convention, which had been in the works for some time. Stunned Biden campaign officials huddled and decided to pause all outbound communications and pull down TV ads. The campaign urged staff in a memo to “refrain from issuing any comments on social media or in public.” Sources described the mood within the White House and the Biden campaign as “shock” as they put their response into motion. The Biden campaign has yet to decide when to resume its advertising campaign against Trump after pulling the ads on Saturday. Sen. Chris Coons, a close Biden ally and co-chair of the Biden reelection campaign, called for a lowering of the political temperature.

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☆ Former Secret Service agent says counter snipers at Trump rally should have had '360 degree coverage' of surrounding buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA former Secret Service agent said counter-snipers at the Pennsylvania rally where a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump should have had "360-degree coverage" of the event and surrounding buildings. "I don't know how many they had, but they usually always look for 360-degree coverage," former Secret Service agent Anthony Cangelosi told Business Insider. AdvertisementCangelosi said the Secret Service would sometimes use "counter-sniper response units," which are posted on the ground and can quickly move into position if they notice a threat. AdvertisementCangelosi said he expects the Secret Service to amp up security at future events moving forward. "The Secret Service is well aware of the fact that they have to be perfect all of the time," Cangelosi said.

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☆ Trump rally shooting draws flood of condemnation, support, and wild conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday is drawing a flood of condemnation against the incident, supporting words for the former president, and, in less than an hour, unsubstantiated claims of a conspiracy. "God protected President Trump," Sen. Marco Rubio posted on X. Advertisement"I wish Donald Trump, and anyone else who may have been hurt, a speedy recovery," Sanders said in a statement on X. Some Trump supporters, however, were quick to find a scapegoat for the incident, blaming mainstream media and even spreading baseless claims that the shooting was a coordinated attack. And at least one prominent GOP lawmaker is suggesting conspiracy theories about the shooting.

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☆ Big Tech CEOs, billionaires, and business leaders react to Trump rally shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewProminent tech CEOs and billionaires condemned the shooting at a Trump rally on Saturday, with some voicing their support for former President Donald Trump. "I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery," Musk wrote on X. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement posted on X that he was "thankful President Trump wasn't seriously injured." "A full and speedy recovery to President Trump. There is no room in our country for political violence," he wrote.

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