Former President Trump survived an assassination attempt that killed one of his supporters and wounded two others at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
The shooter was known as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, and the FBI is investigating his exact motive.
Corey Comperatore was shot to death, while two other victims, David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, were shot and are now in good condition.
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Dan Bongino, a radio and television political commentator and Secret Service agent for more than 10 years, said the roof where Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Donald Trump has been occupied by law enforcement.
“According to my source, this roof was intended to be a police station. . . [he] pretended to be somebody there,” Bongino said Tuesday on Donald Trump Jr. ‘s “Triggered” podcast from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. .
“Now they are making excuses about the slope of the roof. My source tells me that no one knows why the message didn’t appear. “
“I also told him that the USSS director told management and the DHS secretary, ‘If you need to keep your job, you’re going to stay quiet about this. ‘”
Bongino told Trump Jr. that a user featured in his respective post “could have had your father killed, in a matter of millimeters. “
Two FBI investigators scan the roof of AGR International Inc. , the building adjacent to the Butler Fairgrounds, from where suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks shot former President Donald J. Trump following the assassination attempt at a cross-party rally on March 14. July 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. . Trump escorted through Secret Service with ear injury. One player at the July 13 rally was killed and two others were seriously injured. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Law enforcement resources reportedly told ABC News that while a receipt from Home Depot for a recently purchased 5-foot ladder was discovered on Crooks, he did not use it to access the roof where he shot Trump and instead climbed into an air conditioning unit. Formation
Trump was shot in the ear Saturday at his rally ahead of this week’s Republican National Convention. Secret Service agents temporarily killed Crooks in retaliatory shootings.
The scammers managed to access the roof of a nearby building and fired about 150 meters from Trump. The shot that hit Trump hit him in the ear, but just inches short of hitting the former president on the front or side of his head.
Fox News Digital’s Rebecca Rosenberg and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was once press secretary under former President Trump and is known for her brazen way of dealing with the media, appeared sympathetic by endorsing Trump at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
The crowd at Fiserv Forum Stadium gave her a raucous ovation before she mentioned the attempted assassination of Trump last weekend in Pennsylvania. Trump even smiled with joy at his keynote speech.
“Not even an assassin’s bullet could stop it,” he continued. “Almighty God intervened because America is one nation, under God, and He is not done with President Trump. “
He earned a status ovation before saying, “and our country is greater for it. “
Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with what appears to be blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is led off stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Trump was evacuated from the rally level after gunshots were heard. Trump got into a truck and drove away. (Photo via Rebecca DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)
A GoFundMe page to help those injured or the families of those killed in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, last Saturday has already surpassed $5 million, more than five times the desired goal of 1 a million dollars.
Trump was shot in the ear during an outdoor rally on Saturday. The Secret Service killed the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Trump escaped with his wound, but firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed in the incident.
The family of a mother of five who allegedly murdered an illegal immigrant on Tuesday night criticized Biden’s deal to “open our borders” to the man accused of killing her.
“Rachel, a joyful, well-rounded athlete and mother of five, raped and murdered by a suspected illegal immigrant,” Michael Morin told the crowd at the Republican National Convention. “This has been described as one of the most brutal and violent crimes ever committed. ” in the history of Harford County, Maryland. “
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, faces a half-dozen charges, adding first-degree murder, rape and kidnapping, in connection with the death of Rachel Morin. Authorities said Martinez Hernandez, who suspected gang ties, fled his home country in February 2023 after an arrest warrant was issued there for the killing of a woman.
Rachel’s brother criticized those who defend open borders.
“Opening borders is described as an act of compassion and virtue. But there is nothing compassionate about allowing violent criminals to enter our country and deprive young people of their mothers,” he said.
He then criticized the Biden administration for its border policies.
“Joe Biden and his designated border czar, Kamala Harris, have opened our borders to him and others like him, giving them the possibility to victimize the innocent,” he said.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. , spoke Tuesday at the Republican National Convention where he spoke of Saturday’s shooting at former President Trump’s crusade in Pennsylvania, where a man killed.
“What we call politics is important, it’s not unimportant, but it’s our others who will have to matter the most in everything we do,” Rubio said. “By giving voice to ordinary Americans, President Trump has not only reshaped our party, he spurred a movement. “
“[Comperatore] was a former fire chief and a loving spouse,” Rubio continued. “He has been described as the most productive father a daughter could dream of. He was a man of God who intensely enjoyed Jesus. . . Corey was one of the millions of Americans who make our country great. “
Shocking cellphone video shows the chaos at Butler Farm on Saturday after Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, wounding the former president, killing one bystander and seriously injuring two others.
“We’re on the ground,” a man is heard shouting as he waves his arms. “Hey!”
The camera pans to the stage, as Trump stands up, flanked by Secret Service agents, and raises his fist.
Todd, the Army veteran who took the video and asked to be known only as Todd the Driller, said he showed up first to bring his son to the rally, but was worried the crowd would make too much noise.
He said he was relieved when the 9-year-old tried to step aside. But then the boy and his 12-year-old daughter asked for hats from Trump’s crusade, so he ended up attending alone.
Todd arrived early and FaceTimed a line of salespeople. They chose their hats. He bought them. Then he went to the stage.
The rally was late, he said, but when Trump arrived, he had a smart vantage point near the north fence.
“I didn’t know I was in the line of fire between the shooter and President Trump, but when I heard the crack, the crack, the crack, I knew what it was,” he said. he declared. ” It was me and the bullets were whistling about 20 feet to my left. “
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
A 3D animation shows the surrounding grounds and buildings where a would-be assassin shot former President Trump at a crusade in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Despite the sniper groups stationed on Trump’s roof, the would-be assassin, later known as Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to evade the government and climb onto the roof of a building outside the rally site, about 150 yards from the rally site. Trump spoke.
The United States Secret Service came under scrutiny in the days after the assassination attempt for missing the shooter earlier.
Former President Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, shakes his fist as he is loaded into a car at a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A no-nonsense former Homeland Security official and FBI agent is calling for the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump, arguing that the public has lost religion in federal agencies.
He spoke to Fox News Digital on Tuesday about Saturday’s assassination attempt.
“This is the truth we face for those of us who have been approved and even for those who have lately been concerned about those agencies. Everything that the United States accepts as true in the Department of Justice, the FBI, and Congress has fallen precipitously in recent years. That’s the truth,” Morgan said.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House is conducting an “immediate” and “thorough” investigation into the assassination of former President Trump this weekend at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“This has been a vital precept for us. We in the Republican Party are the law and order team. We have been and will be the defenders of the rule of law,” he added.
On Monday, Fox News’ Chad Pergram reported that the House Oversight Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee are expected to get virtual briefings on the assassination on Tuesday.
Also Tuesday, House Speaker Mark Green, R-Tenn. , invited Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify on July 23 to read about the facts and circumstances” surrounding the shooting. according to a press release.
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. , called on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign from her post. (Photo via Celal Gunes/Anadolu Getty Images/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP Getty Images)
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. , is calling on U. S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign from her position following the failure of key points that were in place when a man attempted to assassinate former President Trump.
“The duty of the Secret Service is to make sure this position is secure,” Harris told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “Clearly, this place was not safe. Obviously, they didn’t have enough communication with the local authorities. And the duty falls on her. She takes on all the duty, and that’s why I asked her to submit her resignation. “
Harris is a member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, which handles the Secret Service’s investment operations.
Learn why Harris is calling for Cheathle’s resignation.
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by the United States Secret Service at a campaign in Butler, Pa. , Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The National Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday accused the U. S. Secret Service of making “conflicting statements” related to its role in coordinating security for former President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, which a 20-year-old would-be assassin attempted. murder. his life. . .
Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, highlighted the comments made through USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle in an interview with ABC News.
“There’s local police in that building, there’s local police in the domain responsible for the outer perimeter of the building,” Cheatle said.
The day after his interview on ABC News, USSS wrote in X that “any news suggesting that the Secret Service is blaming local authorities for Saturday’s incident is simply true. “
Former President Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. (Rebecca Droke/AFP Getty Images)
The inspector general of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened an investigation into the United States Secret Service’s plans for a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that took place on Saturday.
Joseph V. Cuffari, an inspector appointed by former President Trump in 2019, opened the investigation.
The purpose of the investigation, according to the site, is to “compare the procedure implemented through the United States Secret Service to secure former President Trump’s campaign of July 13, 2024. “
The mission is also classified under combating terrorism and internal threats.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy contributed to this report.
A blurry cell phone video shows the point of view of a rally participant, Thomas Matthew Crooks, crawling across a rooftop moments before attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump. (Fox News Digital)
Video from the scene appears to show participants alerting the government to the gunman’s presence 86 seconds before Crooks fired.
In other footage taken from the incident, other people were seen fleeing the domain about 15 seconds before they were shot, while others were heard yelling that the guy on the roof had a firearm.
“Look, everyone is pointing,” the guy filming the video is heard saying. “Here it is, there. Right there, can you see it? It’s lying there, can you see it?What’s going on?”
“He’s on the roof,” the woman is heard shouting. “Here. “
Fox News’ Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
Langone said he had reservations about Trump but hoped the former president would spread a message of unity after surviving the assassination attempt.
“I hope and expect it to preach unity and togetherness and all the greatness of America when we come together for a cause,” Langone said. “When America comes together for something, nothing stops us. “
Langone Trump’s challenge on Saturday to World War II Gen. Anthony McAuliffe.
What Trump did on Saturday, Langone said, “is the beginning of an opportunity for him to carve out a position in history. ”
The owner of Harry’s Banana Farm in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, uses his marquee to post political messages. (Google Maps)
A bar in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, got rid of a questionable sign that made a joke about the attempted assassination of former President Trump, days after it was publicly criticized, according to reports.
A local NBC station in West Palm Beach reported that the sign outside Harry’s Banana Farm read, “How can you miss such a swollen head?”, mocking Trump’s attempted assassination on Saturday.
“You know, this sign is meant to be fun, and I thought it was just another funny sign, but it struck a chord,” Lou De Stout, general manager of Harry’s Banana Farm, told the station.
He said that everything he posted on the poster represented freedom of expression.
Knowing that everyone would be talking about Trump’s assassination attempt, he said he referred to the shooting on the poster in front of the public.
In less than 24 hours, he said, his bar received threats of violence and arson, and some asked the owner to close the establishment.
De Stout reportedly said that he has gotten countless negative reviews on Yelp.
“After a while, I thought. . . that I couldn’t allow my coworkers to be threatened for the things I do, it’s not fair to them,” De Stout told the station. “Some of them are girls. I have young children and they make a wonderful team here and I didn’t need to put them in danger. “
His message would now read, “Yes, for Trump, very happy for him, crazy and satisfied bastards. “»
President, U. S. Global Strategies T. H. Robert O’Brien speaks at the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit at the Sheraton New York on Sept. 19, 2023, in New York. (Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for the Concordia Summit)
Biden’s leadership refused to provide security for former President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, for nearly a year despite behind-the-scenes pressures, according to an exclusive Wall Street Journal report published Tuesday.
“It is a damaging precedent to extend coverage for a former national security advisor when there are active threats to his life, especially in an evolving threat environment,” Turner wrote in a Jan. 30 letter.
In a letter dated June 21, 2023, Turner wrote that “Ambassador O’Brien desires and deserves coverage for his service to this country. “
Officials’ need for security has increased in recent days following the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The family of James Copenhaver, one of two victims injured in an assassination attempt on former President Trump over the weekend, issued a statement to reporters.
The message continues: “In addition, Jim would like to express his opinion and prayers for the other victims, their families, and President Trump. He prays for a fast and safety for all. At this time, the Copenhagen family would kindly ask friends, the public, and the media to respect the family’s privacy and allow Jim to recover from his life-changing injuries on July 13, 2024. “
The family said James Copenhaver remained in good condition as of 3 p. m. Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N. Y. , answers questions about President Joe Biden’s candidacy after Senate luncheons at the United States Capitol on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-Ill. , said there would be an “unclassified call to all senators” Wednesday at 3 p. m. to talk about the assassination attempt on former President Trump this weekend.
Representatives from the Justice Department, the United States Secret Service and the FBI will be present at Schumer’s office.
These data sessions will be virtual and available to the public. They come at a time when there are few lawmakers in the Capitol.
The Bethel Park School District can verify that the alleged shooter in the July 13, 2024, assassination of former President Trump is a graduate of Bethel Park High School. Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School with the elegance of 2022. (Bethel Park School District)
The New York Post reported that some of the criminals’ neighbors, who were on the same street, gave information about the family of the possible murderer.
A neighbor described Crooks’ sister, Katie Crooks, as a “hard-working” woman who worked two jobs and moved into an apartment in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, with Thomas Crooks’ family just three years ago.
“The user who helped her, I couldn’t tell if he was a man or a woman,” the Post learned from a neighbor. “A couple of days later I asked her if he was one of her brothers and she said he was her brother. “The one who shot Trump… He’s really skinny. ”
As for the father, Matthew Brian Crooks, the neighbor told the Post that he drove the moving truck and that it was too heavy to help with the move. Instead, the neighbor said, Thomas helped his sister.
Still, the neighbor called Katie Crooks “a true entrepreneur,” reported the Post, who worked at one of the top schools as a janitor and waitress at a restaurant.
“She’s friendly,” the registered Republican’s neighbor told the Post. “She’s a great girl. She couldn’t say a bad word about him. “
Sheriff Michael Slupe’s call made headlines after he showed the media that a Butler Township police officer confronted Thomas Crooks on the roof, but fell after Crooks pointed his gun at him.
“I’m on par with sheriff’s deputies and no other law enforcement agency,” Sheriff Slupe told Fox News, while protecting his others. “My deputies carried out their tasks in the spaces they were assigned and went beyond their expectations. After the shooting began. . . I targeted other people and the police near the buildings.
Secret Service resources showed that local law enforcement officials were stationed inside the AGR building while Crooks was on the roof. In an interview with ABC News, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said she should not place officials on the roof because it was tilted “at its highest point. “
“And then, you know, there’s one protective thing that would be here, and that is we wouldn’t need to put anybody on a pitched roof,” Cheat said.
This article is about reporting via Jake Gibson and David Spunt of Fox News.
Donald Trump on Tuesday called the relatives of the man killed in an assassination attempt on the former president at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a source told Fox News.
Trump called Corey Comperatore’s spouse to give her his “deepest condolences,” we learned on Fox News.
Comperatore died after hearing gunshots at Trump’s rally on Saturday and dove to cover his spouse and daughter.
Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief, leaves behind a wife and a daughter.
This article is from a report by Fox News’ Alexis McAdams.
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana (Al Drago)
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont. , said the committee’s investigation into a Secret Service failure at a rally for former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, that nearly led to his death, “must move forward. “
Zinke said in an article on X that, as a former Navy SEAL, he set up perimeters for American and European heads of state. He also said he was a former protégé.
“As other agencies conduct their investigations, it is imperative to the integrity of the investigation and acceptance by the American people that a commission be created comprised of select members of the House, Senate, White House and Supreme Court. “You will be given the same, if not more, powers, rights, and access to data that the 9/11 Commission had,” Zinke wrote. “Many Americans rightly do not accept as true that the same company is investigating and politically harassing Trump as he investigates his near-death. »
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is covered by U. S. Secret Service agents at a crusade rally Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky. ) issued a subpoena for United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify before lawmakers after the assassination of former President Trump on Saturday.
Fox News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports that Comer has issued a subpoena for Cheatle to appear before House lawmakers next Monday.
A spokesperson for the Oversight Committee said a subpoena “would prevent anyone through the [Department of Homeland Security] from retracting Monday’s appearance,” Pergram said on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Tuesday.
“They believe communication is going quite well. A source told me that Homeland Security intervened and silenced some of the communication between the Secret Service and the Capitol,” Pergram said.
In addition to next Monday’s hearing, there will be a hearing the following Tuesday in which House lawmakers will hear from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray, Pergram confirmed.
USSS director Cheatle has been under surveillance in recent days for the Secret Service’s failure to salvage an assassination attempt on the former present.
Cheatle said Tuesday that the building from which Crooks fired had “a sloping roof at its tip. “
“And so, you know, there’s a protection issue that would be considered here, and that is we wouldn’t need to put anyone on a sloped roof,” Cheat said. “And then, you know, the resolution was made to Protect the building from the inside. “
Despite his comments, snipers were stationed on the sloping roofs of the building where Trump was speaking. Video footage shows that the construction is obviously more vulnerable than the one in which Trump’s would-be assassin was eventually shot after shooting the former president.
The owner of Allegheny Arms had pledged to offer his full cooperation to law enforcement as the government investigates Trump’s possible assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital).
The Pennsylvania gun store where would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks purchased ammunition before the fatal attack on former President Donald Trump at a rally in neighboring Butler County has vowed to fully enforce the law as investigators seek answers about Saturday’s attack. .
“As a guilty member of our community, it is our prerogative to cooperate with law enforcement in any and every way,” Allegheny Arms owner Bruce Piendl told Fox News Digital. “We are grateful that President Trump was not assassinated and our hearts go out to those suffering from this horrific incident. “
The FBI, which is leading the investigation into Crooks’ actions, had said in the past that he was not on the radar of federal authorities and had no criminal history or history of intellectual illness.
On the day of the shooting, he went to the gun store just over a mile from his parents’ space and bought 50 rounds of ammunition, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette previously reported.
Learn about the events leading up to Crooks’ assassination of Trump.
File photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks graduating from Bethel Park High School in 2022. Crooks is believed to be the shooter in the assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa. , Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Obtained via Fox News Digital)
The 20-year-old would-be assassin who shot former President Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend was discovered carrying a Home Depot receipt down a ladder, sources told NBC News.
Investigators discovered the object on Thomas Matthew Crooks after he fatally shot Secret Service agents on Saturday.
More than a dozen guns were found at the home of Crooks’ relatives and the shooter’s father called police to tell them his AR rifle was missing after the incident.
The rifle used in the shooting was purchased legally and possibly would have belonged to his father.
Authorities are also investigating that the bullets were purchased at Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park.
The store is a short drive from the Crooks’ relatives’ home.
Learn more about Crook’s adventure at The Home Depot.
Two federal law enforcement resources told Fox News that the scope of the Iranian plot is unclear.
The resources said the Secret Service’s coverage of Trump has increased in weeks because of the intelligence.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service are concerned about Trump’s outdoor events and have even raised concerns about Trump’s campaign.
Trump has been the target of attacks since Soleimani’s assassination in January 2020, but the new risk has only evolved in recent days.
The resources also said the Iranian plot is nothing like Thomas Crooks’ assassination attempt on Trump.
Fox News’ David Spunt, Bill Mears and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
The New York City skyline (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP Getty Images)
In a press release, the nonprofit made up of New York City businessmen and business leaders said Trump’s assassination attempt is “reprehensible and will be a wake-up call for Americans. “
“We call on our fellow Americans to reject violence throughout their bureaucracy and to respect fundamental norms of civility and respect for our differences in the political arena and beyond,” the organization said. “We express our deepest sympathy to all the innocent. “victims of this tragedy. “
Slupe told Fox News that Butler Township police obtained data on a suspicious user outside Trump’s rally and made efforts to track that user. Butler Township police officers began searching the domain and eventually discovered that there was someone on the roof of the building. One police officer helped another onto the roof. At the moment the officer began to climb onto the roof and saw Crooks, who then pointed a gun at the officer.
At that point, the Butler Township officer fell from the roof and was shot. The criminals opened fire on Trump shortly afterwards. Moments later, a U. S. Secret Service countersniper shot and killed Crooks.
The source also said that there was indeed equipment stationed in or near the building. There were four countersnipe groups at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, adding two from the Secret Service and two from local law enforcement.
David Spunt of Fox News, Jake Gibson of Fox News Digital, and Stephen Sorace of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
A GoFundMe has raised more than $1 million for the family of Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who died while protecting his family from bullets aimed at former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Jason Bubb, owner of the Three Fit Six gym in Cabot, organized the fundraiser for Comperatore’s daughter Allyson, who attends the facility.
“She’s a visitor of mine,” Bubb told WTAE.
The slain firefighter’s sister, Dawn Comperatore Schafer, wrote on Facebook that Comperatore “was a hero to his daughters. “
On Facebook, Allyson described her father as “the father a woman could ask for,” writing that he “died a superhero in real life. “
“He threw my mom and me to the ground. . . [and] my body from the bullet that hit us,” he wrote on Facebook.
“And now here I am, and I’m going to do as productive as possible for him and of course it’s all about this family,” Bubb told WTAE.
Christina Coulter of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
Fox News has learned that a joint intelligence bulletin from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security was released this week and shared with several intelligence and law enforcement agencies, warning of potential repeat attacks and retaliation after the shooting of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Politico first reported the memo’s contents, which indicated that violent extremists or others “could engage in upcoming acts of violence or retaliation” in reaction to Trump’s life, according to the outlet.
The four-page bulletin does not mention express objectives.
These advertisements are not and are not intended to remind other people to keep their eyes open and alert.
Fox News’ David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this update.
On CBS’ “The Late Show” Monday night, host Stephen Colbert expressed his grief for America over the assassination of former President Trump.
“My immediate reaction when I saw this on Saturday was horror at what was happening, relief at what Donald Trump went through, and frankly, anguish for my beloved country,” the late-night show host said.
An assassin’s bullet grazed Trump’s right ear, narrowly avoiding killing the former president just minutes into his speech at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Trump was not seriously injured, others at the rally were hit by stray fire. One was killed.
US Secret Service snipers killed the alleged assassin after he fired several shots at Trump.
The host went on to talk about his sadness over the incident and his reaction when the man was shot and killed. He then condemned the violence, saying: “You might as well start the exhibition with groans on the ground, because how many times will we have to learn the lesson that violence has no role in our politics, that the whole purpose of a democracy is to fight against our differences with – as they say – a ballot, not a bullet. ”
His argument that “this violence is still with us: from the shooting at a Republican Party baseball practice that seriously injured Steve Scalise, to the plot to kidnap and kill Governor Gretchen Whitmer, to the hammer attack that nearly killed Paul Pelosi, to the horrors. from January 6, to this latest maximum attack.
Toward the end of his speech, Colbert spoke of how Americans sought to lower the temperature of his political speech after the attack, and expressed uncertainty about whether that would happen.
Gabriel Hays of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
Few applauded as the slim, bespectacled Thomas Matthew Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, as shown in a YouTube video of the ceremony.
Former colleagues who have spoken out since he was shot and killed by Secret Service agents on Saturday called the Pennsylvania resident reclusive and quiet.
Kohler told reporters that Crooks would sit alone at lunchtime and be teased about his clothing, which included “hunting suits. “
Julianna Grooms, who graduated a year after Crooks, also said he was wearing camouflage or clothing and interacting in an awkward manner.
“If someone said something to his face, he would just look at them,” Grooms told the Wall Street Journal. “People would say he’s the one who’s going to shoot up the school. “
“He’s a nerdy kid, but I don’t think he bullied as much as other people say,” Mark Sigafoos, who shared two categories with Crooks, told the Inquirer. “He never wore a trench coat or anything like that to school. “
“I feel like it’s one of those things you don’t expect from him,” Sigafoos continued. “No one I know has found him to be a scary, lonely guy. “
Fox News Digital’s Christina Coulter contributed to this update.
Matt Carriker, a Texas-based veterinarian and gun influencer, spoke on YouTube Monday about Trump’s alleged assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, wearing his T-shirt. (YouTube/Wrecking Ranch)
A popular gun influencer spoke out on YouTube on Monday, condemning the attempted assassination of former President Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks and said he was shocked to learn of the shooter wearing a Demolition Ranch T-shirt.
The video has amassed nearly four million views.
“We don’t know the other people who buy our shirts,” Carriker said. “I would love to prevent other people like him from buying, wearing, relating to this piece of clothing. . . I wish I couldn’t have a shirt, but it happened,” he said.
The Texas-based veterinarian, who runs two gun chains for gun enthusiasts, said he avoids political discussions, but the news has put him and his company in the spotlight.
He added: “No matter what political aspect you are in, none of us need violence. This channel was never intended to incite violence or hatred. It never has, it is not, and it will never be a channel that does that. “Array: I don’t need violence or hatred around me. I have a spouse and small children, I need them to be forever.
Fox News Digital’s Rebecca Rosenberg contributed to this update.
Authorities said Tuesday that those injured in the assassination attempt on former President Trump gained “extremely quickly” after the shooting.
“The care provided to patients with gunshot wounds came in seconds, if not a minute. And that’s incredibly, incredibly rare,” Bicehouse told Fox News Digital. “Usually in those cases it takes a while because there are no doctors, nurses or paramedics on site. And this happened. They all got his attention incredibly temporarily and professionally. These guys are the best professionals they are.
The director added that many of the first responders are volunteers.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this update.
Undated registration photo of Thomas Matthew Crooks. Se Crooks is believed to be the shooter in the assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa. , Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Obtained via Fox News Digital)
Crooks graduated two months ago, Fox News said in a statement.
“Like all Americans, we are shocked and saddened by the terrible turn of events that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. We are grateful that former President Trump is recovering and will offer our condolences to Corey’s family. for their loss and we will offer our minds and prayers to all those affected by this tragedy,” a CCAC spokesperson said.
Corey Comperatore, 50, died Saturday night while protecting his spouse and family from gunfire after a 20-year-old con man snuck onto a rooftop and began shooting Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, were also wounded by stray bullets from Trump.
Fox News’ CB Cotton contributed to this update.
A new video of the assassination attempt on former President Trump shows the moment he took off his shoes as Secret Service agents rushed toward the president.
In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said his coverage officials harassed him as “supporters” after gunshots were heard at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
“They did a job,” he told the Post. “It’s surreal for all of us. ”
As Secret Service agents disposed of Trump from the scene, he heard that he was looking to get his shoes back.
The video displays one of the agents who surrounded Trump picking up his shoes and throwing them off the level before the former president brought to safety.
Trump was rushed to the hospital after he apparently suffered an ear injury and was photographed with blood on the right side of his face and head as Secret Service agents escorted him from the collection site.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this update.
The FBI investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump focuses on the reaction of law enforcement.
Sources told Fox News that FBI agents are interviewing members of local law enforcement, the officer who saw gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks armed, but left the building. The criminals opened fire a few seconds later, according to police sources.
There is great frustration within the police network over the officer’s actions, according to sources close to the matter.
“The officer had both hands in the air to get on the roof, [and] they never left them there because the shooter had turned to the officer, and correctly and intelligently, the officer let him pass,” he told KDKA-TV.
Exterior security of the Secret Service’s secure perimeter is provided periodically through state and local authorities.
Fox News’ David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this update.
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FBI agents were seen Tuesday at the American Glass Research complex that gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks used as a foothold for his sniper in his assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Overnight, staff disposed of the giant American flag flying over Trump as he delivered his speech to thousands of supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania.
FBI agents entered Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, on Monday, the home of Trump’s longtime assassin, Thomas Crooks.
The federal government says Crooks, 20, shot Trump with an AR-15 as the former president spoke at his rally in Butler on Saturday night, but the gunman missed his target, hitting three victims, one of whom died.
The FBI added that it had “conducted about 100 interviews with law enforcement officers, event participants and other witnesses” and that the agency’s “work continues. “
Courtney De George of Fox News and Audrey Conklin of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
A speaker at President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, where he was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt, spoke Monday after treating the attendee who was fatally shot in the head.
Elmore, seated next to Republican Senate candidate David McCormick, former House candidate Sean Parnell and Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo, had returned to his seat when he heard what sounded like firecrackers.
“Immediately, I, Sean Parnell and J. D. Longo, say, because of our military experience, that that’s happening,” said Elmore, who is also vice chairman of the County Republican Committee. Beaver.
“So we looked around, explored the area and listened to it again. And then we started yelling, ‘Everybody, get down. ‘”
Elmore said he saw Secret Service agents piling on Trump’s most sensible stuff, before noticing a rally attendee calling a doctor.
While those present proclaimed him a hero, Elmore said that the real hero was the doctor who performed CPR on Comperatore, who died from his injuries.
“People understood that I was an important person. I’m just an average citizen who wanted to be there, went to the event and spoke, but people understand otherwise. So I accepted it and said, you know, ‘Everybody. ‘go down, down, down,'” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this update.
Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass (left) and Jack Black perform at the PNC Music Pavilion on Sept. 6, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo via Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)
“School of Rock” star Jack Black announced Tuesday that his comedy group, Tenacious D, canceled its current tour after Black’s bandmate made a dark joke about an attempt to assassinate former President Trump.
Black said in an email to DailyMail. com that he was “blinded” by Gass’ comments.
“I was surprised with what I said on Sunday’s program. I will never tolerate hate speech or inspire political violence in any form,” Black said.
“After careful consideration, I no longer believe it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all long-term artistic projects are on hold. I thank enthusiasts for their understanding. ”
Fox News Digital’s Kristine Parks contributed to this update.
Associated Press graphic Evan Vucci took this from former President Trump following a failed assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The photojournalist who captured the symbol of former President Trump’s provocative reaction to an assassination attempt on Saturday says he’s simply doing his homework and “history will judge whether it’s iconic. “
Moments after a bullet grazed Trump’s right ear on Saturday, he raised his fist toward the crowd of supporters as he ran off the level with his face smeared with blood, with the Secret Service flanking him and placing a fluttering American flag above his head. Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci captured the symbol that quickly went viral and made headlines around the world.
Vucci, a Pulitzer winner who has covered thousands of similar occasions for the AP since 2003, said the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was “just like any other” until he heard high-pitched noises in his left shoulder.
“I knew immediately that they were gunshots. I pointed my lens at the scene and saw Secret Service agents running toward the president to cover him. And coming out of that moment, I ran to the level and grabbed my wide-angle lens, and I started taking pictures, I went into painting mode,” Vucci said.
Vucci took a wide angle to make sure the flag was flying high up in his shot. He saw a pickup truck parked on the side of the level as Secret Service agents covered Trump and chaos erupted around him. Vucci said he “ran” to the side of the level, assuming where Trump was going to come from, and that he was given the position to take pictures as Trump waved his fist into the crowd.
“That’s where I was when he came down. . . And that’s the image that a lot of people share,” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Brian Flood and David Rutz contributed to this update.
The volunteer firefighter who died while protecting his family from the sniper who tried to kill former President Trump over the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania said “get off!”as his last words,” his spouse revealed.
“He’s my hero,” Helen Comperatore told the newspaper from her home near Sarver, Pennsylvania. “He said, ‘Get down!’ That’s the last thing he said. ”
“The children and I were there as a family,” she added. “He was just excited. It would be a wonderful family day. ”
Corey Comperatore, 50, former leader of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company. The branch now has a monument installed outside its chimney station, depicting Comperatore’s uniform, honoring whom they described as a “brother, son, husband. ” “father and friend. ”
Helen Comperatore also said President Biden tried to call his circle of relatives after the incident, but “I didn’t need to reach him. ”
“I haven’t spoken to Biden,” he said. My husband is a staunch Republican and he wouldn’t have asked me to talk to him. ”
“I don’t have any ill will toward Joe Biden,” Helen Comperatore added. “I’m not one of those people who cares about politics. I, Trump, vote for him, but I have no ill will toward Biden. ”
Helen Comperatore described the shooter at the demonstration, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, as a “despicable child. ”
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle attends a news convention at the Chicago Secret Service field office on June 4 in Chicago, Illinois, ahead of Democratic and Republican national conventions. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP Getty Images)
The director of the United States Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, stated in an interview that responsibility for the security failure that led to the attempted assassination of former President Trump ultimately lies with her.
“The buck stops with me,” Cheatle told ABC News Tuesday morning.
The director claimed that the incident never happened and proved that the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was known as a user of interest, but by the time Crooks was located, it was too late to avoid his bullets.
“The shooter was known as a potentially suspicious person,” he said. “Unfortunately, given how temporary things happened, during the time that this individual was nevertheless located, they were on the roof and were able to shoot the former president. “.
Cheatle told ABC News that his first reaction to the shooting was “shock. ”
He also said the Secret Service was aware of security vulnerabilities presented through the construction in which criminals took the position of a sniper to attack Trump. However, it was not about placing workers on the roof.
Fox News’ Tamara Gitt contributed to this update.
“I told him how worried I was and tried to make sure I knew how he was doing,” Biden told NBC’s Lester Holt in an interview Monday night. “It looked good. He said I was fine and thanked me for calling. “”.
“I told him that he was literally in Jill and I’s prayers, and that his entire circle of family was going through this,” Biden added.
Holt’s interview touched on a number of issues related to Biden’s complicated crusade for the presidency in November and how Trump’s assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania replaced the election.
“[My] first reaction was, oh my God, it’s, oh, there’s so much violence now,” Biden told Holt. “I mean, there is this: There is no position for violence in politics in the United States. None. Zero. ”
“We’ve reached the point where it’s no longer unusual not to communicate about killings, but to communicate, for example, the Jan. 6 attack on the capital,” Biden continued. “I competed in this race in early 2020, for the 2020 race. I wasn’t going to run back because I had lost my son. I didn’t feel. . . and I looked at what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. ”
“There are no excuses,” Biden reiterated. “Zero. ”
Peter Aitken of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
Former White House physician and current Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson said former President Trump was “not at all baffled” by the assassination attempt that rocked his crusade in Butler, Pennsylvania, over the weekend.
“I think the staff is a little shocked, but that hasn’t baffled them at all. He is the same as always and is in a good mood. He jokes. He’s very excited and energetic. ” He said.
“I’m proud to see that. It’s a clever example of seeing how other people who paint for you get a little moved. It’s a leadership move, and I’m proud to see the way it’s progressed. “
Jackson’s nephew, who attended Trump’s crusade in Butler on Saturday, was also wounded when a bullet grazed his neck, but he is “fine. “
“To be fair to you, I think the most traumatic thing for him was not the superficial, minor injury that he sustained, but the fact that he was in the medical tent with the deceased man,” Jackson said.
Jackson, who served as White House physician during the Obama and Trump administrations, had the opportunity to read about the former president’s injury while aboard a plane with him on Sunday.
“It hit his ear, the blood was clearly visible, but he turned his head at just the right moment and took off a little of the most sensitive component of his ear. The ear, of course, is very vascular. ” So he’s bleeding like crazy. He is bandaged and everything because he has a tendency to bleed again, and he is already a little bit,” he said.
Taylor Penley of Fox Business contributed to this update.
The Fraternal Order of Police questions the reaction of the United States Secret Service (USSS) to the assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night.
Yoes’ comments come as the USSS faces a national backlash over its protection at the Trump rally that claimed the life of 50-year-old Corey Comperatore after he fired while protecting his spouse and daughters from gunfire. Two other people, David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, were seriously injured.
The FOP noted that although data on the shooting is still developing, Crooks was still able to succeed in a position that presented a direct line of sight to Trump, who is across the USSS.
“We must not forget that the law enforcement project is a shared project and that law enforcement at all levels cooperate and collaborate with each other,” Yoes continued. “More than 90% of law enforcement officials in the United States are [state] and local officials. They would not be as effective in their jobs without the help of their federal colleagues, and our federal partners would not be able to carry out their tasks without the help of their federal colleagues. State and local agencies.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this update.
Ashton Packe, a retired Las Vegas detective, shared an overview of the investigation into Butler’s murder.
“At first, I was impressed,” he said. I couldn’t believe that what I was seeing was actually happening because we had a lot of religion in the Secret Service formula to protect former presidents, current presidents and their families. “
“I counted less than 3 seconds between the initial shot and an officer lunging at President Trump’s body,” he said. “I analyzed the video. I’ve seen it myself several times. “
The veteran law enforcement officer said the suspect, known as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was an “amateur. “
“As far as the suspect is concerned, it’s time for a fan,” he said. “Everyone you know with an AR-15 rifle or an M4 variant is very effective within 150 meters of where it was fired.
“And so he failed in that area, like me, he failed at a lot of things in his life,” Packe said.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
An undated symbol of Thomas Matthew Crooks. (AFP document)
A former FBI special agent has given insight into what federal investigators are good for after cracking the killer’s phone and computer in hopes of uncovering Thomas Crooks’ motive.
Retired FBI Special Surveillance Agent Scott Duffey told Fox News Digital that since the FBI announced it had effectively unlocked Crooks’ electronic devices, he must now download the contents of his virtual fingerprint.
“Given that it is a rural area, have you left this area? Have you ventured outdoors or contacted anyone?” Duffey said. They will be able to get to where he is. “
Duffey said the FBI’s functions are “second to none” and that the company will conduct searches of Crooks’ electronic devices.
“They’re going to investigate who he’s been in contact with, if any,” he said. “And if you’re not in contact with anyone, collect data on what you review, read, and research. “
Duffey said the FBI would investigate the extent of Crooks’ wisdom about bomb-making.
“How complex was it with those devices? So were they improvised devices that were in a position in working condition, or were they fabrics that, for some reason, were just meant to be thrown at dogs and so on,” he said .
“And they [the FBI] will need to know how long they’ve been doing this,” Duffey said. “The search that led to the final act of taking a gun from the top of a roof and then firing it into a crowd and, despite everything, at former US President Donald Trump. “
Duffey said federal agencies would also prioritize if Crooks left a final note before his attack at the former president’s rally.
“Did he leave a manifesto? Did he write? Did he keep a diary?” he said. “I’m just collecting evidence. “
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News Digital contributed to this update.
It was not immediately apparent whether investigators discovered anything of evidentiary value at the shooting range, and members condemned the suspect and his movements as something their network is “not aware of. ” concerned”.
A lawyer for the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club had in the past alienated members from Crooks.
“Clearly, the Club completely condemns the senseless act of violence that occurred [Saturday],” attorney Rob Bootay said in a statement. “The Club also extends its deepest condolences to Comperatore’s circle of relatives and extends its prayers to all those injured,” the former president added.
The club is one of several in the domain whose members participate in shooting sports events and promote gun safety.
Law enforcement resources with knowledge of the scene told Fox News that Crooks fired an AR-15 5. 56 DPMS at Trump and bystanders. His father bought the gun in 2013.
He is at the FBI forensic lab in Quantico, Virginia, with his phone and at least one improvised explosive device in his car, resources say.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
The United States Secret Service has stepped up its efforts to enforce local law after reports surfaced that the firm blamed police officials for Saturday’s fatal shooting at former President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
In an article published Monday night in X, the USSS said it was “deeply grateful” for the “unwavering commitment and courage” shown through “police officials and local partners. “
The parents of the 20-year-old who unleashed a shooting spree opposed to former President Trump are licensed counselors through the Pennsylvania Board of Social Work.
The 20-year-old killers have active licenses, the service said.
Mary and Matthew’s licenses expire in February 2025 and they have been advisors since 2002, records show.
Thomas’ relatives’ home is now under an ongoing FBI investigation after Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The motive for Crooks’ shooting is still unclear.
Records showed Crooks was registered as a Republican voter, but financial reports from the crusade also showed that he donated $15 to a progressive political action committee on Jan. 20, 2021, the day President Biden was sworn in.
The United States Secret Service has been criticized for allowing Thomas Matthew Crooks to take up position on a rooftop from which he shot former President Trump.
Several witnesses came forward in interviews and videos on social media, claiming to have noticed an armed man before the shooting began.
The scammers arrived on the rooftop with the DPMS AR-15 5. 56 rifle, which the government recovered from the scene. It had been bought legally through his father more than ten years ago, according to police sources.
Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe said in media interviews that a county deputy confronted Crooks moments before the shooting, but hid to hide when he looked over the edge of the roof and the killer pointed his gun at him.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
The officer reported the sighting to state police, the source said. He took a photograph and there was a discussion about whether he should use a pair of binoculars to better see the manifestation.
Minutes after Trump’s comments, a possible killer known as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on authorities.
He wounded the former president, killed a 50-year-old father of two and wounded two bystanders before a Secret Service countersniper neutralized the threat, the government said.
State police did not respond to a request for comment on the version of events provided by the source.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
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