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President Trump was rushed off the stage by the Secret Service at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday after apparent gunshots rang out. The incident occurred at the Butler Farm Show grounds shortly after Trump began speaking.
Holy shit.
— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) July 13, 2024
Trump was just shot on live TV.
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The former president had just started energizing the crowd when as many as five shots were heard, causing him to fall. Secret Service agents immediately surrounded him. Trump was in the middle of criticizing the current administration, saying, "And then the worst president in the history of our country took over. And look what happened to our country. Probably 20 million people [came in illegally]. And, you know, that's a little bit old, that chart... that chart's a couple of months old. And if you want to really see something that sad, take a look at what happened over..." before the gunfire interrupted.
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As the Secret Service led him away, what appeared to be blood was visible on his head. Despite this, Trump raised his arms defiantly, signaling his determination.
Information is still limited, and updates will follow as more details become available.
President Trump won’t be stopped.
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) July 13, 2024
America can’t be broken.
Pray for our country. pic.twitter.com/PBHvM1yICk
🚨 #BREAKING: VIDEO OF TRUMP’S MOTORCADE SPEEDING AWAY AFTER BEING SHOT
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 13, 2024
DESTINATION UNKNOWN pic.twitter.com/GKlEN2aKmK
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President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 13, 2024
— Trump spokesperson @TheStevenCheung
Per AP, a shooter is dead and a rally attendee was killed.
Reports from witnesses are pouring in on social media:
JUST IN: Doctor who tried saving someone's life at the Trump rally recalls what he experienced.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 13, 2024
The emergency room doctor was interviewed by @JakeMRosen.
"The guy had spun around, was jammed between the benches... and he had brain matter there."
"Then I did CPR, did chest… pic.twitter.com/Dd6u52Z5FJ
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HEARTBREAKING: Video shows apparent shooting victim removed from crowd at Trump rally pic.twitter.com/UPbNu7Kqjk
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 13, 2024
Here is the latest information from our investigation. We are grateful to the Secret Service team and our law enforcement partners for their swift action. Our thoughts go out to the families affected by this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/E8FazqtUVZ
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) July 14, 2024
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 14, 2024
The shooter has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., The Post reported.
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Shades of John F Kennedy.
51 former CIA chiefs said they were not involved because they do not miss. Well maybe a little bit!
Shooter reported as dead. Spectator killed and another wounded. Details to come. Is there any doubt that the shooter has some sort of mental illness? No sane, normal person would resort to such a futile, idiotic tactic.
He, like all the shooters, is a tool. Mentally ill? Doubtful. Most likely mentally probed, shot-up and set-up.
The dumocraps are really getting desperate. Thank GOD for President Trump – we are praying for him.
Investigate the shooters financial states, any large bank deposits lately, new vehicle,etc… If so just follow the money!
I call THAT a MISS M-Fers!!!
What LOSERS! You orchestrate a loser assassination of Trump to take out a winner? Seriously? How many killshots and deep mind probes did it take for your employee to miss him and kill the public? Mmmm?
Globalist scum–you are too stupid to see what is really going down here. You’ve been blocked. There will be NO success–EVER. A little blood but no success.
I didn’t vote for Trump. I don’t even particularly care for Trump. Nevertheless, I definitely don’t care for YOU sicko global terror creators and the assassin minions that you send into every country. You unfairly take lives because you can’t win the argument fairly. Liars, cheaters, thieves and murderers. What a byline for your business model.
Like Hitler, Mao, Stalin, the Yahoo and even the current Korean and Chinese dictators, the Biden regimes’ sick globalist scum believes so much in their own superiority that they murder the general public and all their opponents in cold blood, at will.
Trump’s attempted assassination inducts the Biden regime and their globalist scum into the most exclusive group of murderers ever to walk the Earth–very short list.