Day: July 14, 2024

People are already trying to profit from the apparent assassination attempt on former President and leading Republican nominee Donald Trump. Many have advertised T-shirts featuring the iconic photo of Trump raising his fists in the air during the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Famous content creators, the Hodge Twins, posted on X (formerly Twitter) photos of shirts stating, “100% of profits from this shirt go to Trump’s campaign.” Another post on X shows a man wearing a shirt with the same image, captioned, “They already got the picture of Trump getting shot at on T-shirts in stores.” Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy also advertised the same shirt for sale on his company’s website. The attacker, who the Secret Service killed, marked the first assassination attempt on a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1981. According to the Associated Press, a local prosecutor reported that the suspected gunman and at least one rally attendee are dead. FOX News initially reported that two others were dead, but the Secret Service clarified that two others were injured. In a statement on social media, Trump said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” It… CONTINUE READING…

President Joe Biden took a significant amount of time to release a statement on Saturday after an apparent assassination attempt against President Donald Trump was shot at a political rally in Pennsylvania. “I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,” Biden said nearly two hours after the incident happened. “I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.” “Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety,” he added. “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.” Biden made subsequent remarks during a live press conference where, at the end of the event, he refused to call it an “assassination attempt.” The sound of shots rang out as Trump appeared to grab around near his ear and he quickly dropped to the ground as he was instantly swarmed by Secret Service agents. Once Secret Service agents got him up, they were in the process of rushing him off stage when he stopped them so he could deliver… CONTINUE READING…

Donald Trump was reportedly targeted in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, law enforcement officials confirmed.  The incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and leading Republican nominee. With blood on his ear, Secret Service agents quickly escorted Trump away, and his campaign later assured he was “fine.”  The attacker, who the Secret Service killed, marked the first assassination attempt on a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1981. Here’s what we know about the alleged shooter: Photo from Getty Images of the alleged shooter, who was killed by the Secret Service, according to a source from the agency, reported CNN, on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. According to the Associated Press, a local prosecutor reported that the suspected gunman and at least one rally attendee are dead.  FOX News reported earlier that two others were dead but the Secret Service said two others were injured. Law enforcement recovered an AR-style rifle at the scene, according to a third person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. Two officials, speaking anonymously due to the ongoing investigation, confirmed that the… CONTINUE READING…

Trump takes cover mid-rally after ‘popping sounds’ Former President Donald Trump’s rally is on hold, after “popping noises” sounded off mid-speech. Trump hits the ground, and is escorted away from his event in Butler, PA. It’s unclear what the sound was, or if there is any danger. This is a developing situation. BUTLER, Penn. – Witnesses described the chaos that unfolded after a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump, including one man who said he saw a gunman on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired.  The witness, who called himself Greg, told the BBC that the man had crawled on top of the building located just outside the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. “We noticed a guy crawling, bear-crawling, up the roof of the building beside us, 50 feet away from us,” Greg recalled to the BBC with what appeared to be a beer in his hand. “We’re standing there, pointing at the guy crawling up the roof. He had a rifle; you could clearly see him with a rifle, absolutely” “The police were down there running around on the ground. We’re like, ‘hey man, there’s a guy on the roof with a rifle!’ The police were like ‘huh?’ Like they didn’t… CONTINUE READING…