July 13, 2024 – A would-be assassin (or perhaps multiple would-be assassins) shoots at Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, PA coming within an inch of taking his life and grazing his right ear. Sadly, three rally-goers were shot in the barrage of bullets, including a former volunteer fire chief and veteran who was killed while shielding his family. The other two individuals, while critically injured, should be okay.
Update (7/13/24): Immediately following the assassination attempt, hordes of degenerate leftists begin making horrible comments about how they wish Trump would have been killed… Including Rep. Bennie Thompson’s (D-MS) field director Jaqueline Marsaw who took to Facebook to write, “I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time oops that wasn’t me saying that.” It should be recalled that Thompson, one of the leaders of the unconstitutional (and criminal) January 6th witch hunt committee, introduced legislation back in April to strip President Trump of Secret Service (USSS) protection in anticipation of a NYC kangaroo court finding him guilty of trumped-up felony charges. I can’t even imagine how these people must sound when they talk behind closed doors. We are up against truly evil, disgusting people.
Update 2 (7/14/24): Marsaw resigns from her position and is now under federal investigation. She claims she made the post after getting “overwhelmed in the moment” as a “diehard Democrat.” Give me a break… Being a “diehard” backer of a political party does not equate to blood lust – for normal people anyway.
Update 3 (7/15/24): Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announces a hearing with Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle set for 7/22/24. Why that hearing is not being held today is beyond me. I guess the perpetrators need time to get their story straight…
Update 4 (7/18/24): Over the past several days evidence has emerged showing there were at least two shooters involved in Butler, PA, as well as a staggering amount of supposed incompetence – which I would say was really an intentional stand-down.
Update 5 (7/18/24): The Republican National Convention wraps up after four amazing nights of speeches and music. In addition to President Trump’s epic acceptance speech – which was the longest acceptance speech ever delivered – Hulk Hogan told America he’s not putting up with leftist bullshit anymore, and Christopher Macchio performed an amazing rendition of Nessun Dorma to close out the event. A message perhaps? One can only hope… Bravo to all of the RNC organizers. For a run down of the most deranged moments from leftist talking heads during their coverage of the RNC see this.
Update 6 (7/22/24): USSS Director Kim Cheatle testifies before the Oversight Committee, and as expected, stonewalls congress at every turn. I turned off the hearing shortly after I heard her defend the police not detaining the alleged shooter after he was seen roaming around suspiciously with a golf rangefinder by claiming this was not a “restricted item.” Wow. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said it best when she told Cheatle she was “full of shit.” I now suspect Cheatle as being directly involved in the assassination attempt at some level, and a full participant in the cover up.
Update 7 (7/23/24): Cheatle resigns as Director of the USSS. That’s not really accountability, but it’s a start.
Update 8 (7/24/24): FBI Director and full-on swamp creature Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. In addition to appearing as if he was trying a little too hard to be believed, Wray had the audacity to suggest Trump wasn’t hit with a bullet, saying it was maybe glass or shrapnel instead. This only fed into the conspiracy theory believed by far too many ignorant, hateful leftists that the shooting was staged. I believe this was simply Wray’s way of saying he doesn’t give a shit about Trump almost being killed, and that he’s not planning to get to the bottom of anything. Just like with the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the FBI is only good for covering things up (also see this). I now suspect Wray as being directly involved in the assassination attempt at some level, and a full participant in the cover up. On another note, ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who may not just be one of the most reprehensible people in congress but the entire world, used his opening statement (19:38 mark) to lie repeatedly and demonize Republicans. Like I’ve said many times before, if you can sit through these hearings and not know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are, you are severely lacking in discernment.
Update 9 (7/26/24): The FBI confirms President Trump was hit by a bullet, contrary to what head FBI swamp rat Chris Wray said two days ago. I guess Captain Obvious is now doing consulting work for the bureau.
Update 10 (7/29/24): The Beaver County SWAT team on duty at the Butler rally speaks to Aaron Katersky on ABC’s Good Morning America with George Steponallofus. According to the report, the team became suspicious of the alleged shooter around 5:14pm, nearly an hour before shots rang out, yet they did nothing except take pictures of him at a very close range (about ten feet above him) and share them in a text thread among their team. Secret service later claimed to not know about said threat, likely due to the fact there was no line of communication established between the USSS and local police before the shooting. Katersky told viewers, “They told us they had no communication with the Secret Service until after the gunfire started. This SWAT team saw the shooter. They recognized him as suspicious, even took pictures of him. None of the concerns, though, had a chance of reaching decision-makers before Trump took the stage because of what these men and women described as failures of planning and communication.” Not for nothing, but someone on the local SWAT team couldn’t just yell “hey, you aren’t supposed to be over here” before checking the guy out and either taking him into custody or sticking him back over in an appropriate area? Another member of the team said (2:20 mark) he first realized something was wrong with the security that day when a meeting that was supposed to occur between the secret service and local law enforcement never happened. This thing stinks to high heaven.
Update 11 (8/1/24): Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) takes to Twitter to reveal the fact that acting USSS Director Ronald Rowe “personally directed cuts to the USSS agents who do threat assessments for events. Whistleblower says those agents were NOT present in Butler – and some of them had warned of security problems for months.” This means when Rowe lied when he said while testifying before congress on July 30th, “all assets requested were approved.” I now suspect Rowe as being directly involved in the assassination attempt at some level, and a full participant in the cover up.
Update 12 (8/2/24): During a Senate hearing, Rowe reveals none of the secret service radio communications from Butler, PA were preserved. How much more obvious can this thing get? If you recall, the FBI was up on the roof days after the shooting literally washing away any evidence that might go against their official narrative with a hose.
Update 13 (8/5/24): Hawley tells Fox News’ Jesse Watters the security that day was a “total free-for-all” and that the agent in charge of overseeing operations was known by Team Trump to be incompetent… Might be time to hire private security and tell the USSS “thanks, but no thanks.”
Update 14 (8/8/24): Newly released audio from a PA officer’s body camera shows the secret service was told repeatedly by local police to make sure the roof of the building the patsy was on top was covered.
Update 15 (8/12/24): According to a preliminary investigative report released by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), the body of the patsy was released for cremation just ten days after the shooting. While attempting to examine the body, Higgins learned that by July 23rd the patsy’s body “was gone… Nobody knew this until Monday, August 5, including the County Coroner, law enforcement, Sheriff, etc. Yes, Butler County Coroner technically had legal authority over the body, but I spoke with the Coroner, and he would have never released Crooks’ body to the family for cremation or burial without specific permission from the FBI.”
Update 16 (8/14/24): New questions emerge about where the local sniper team was and what they were doing when Trump was shot. Hat tip to Dr. Chris Martenson at Peak Prosperity for doing a great job keeping up with and analyzing all of the new information and video footage coming out regarding the failed assassination attempt. For a general timeline of events see this.
Update 17 (8/6/24): Based on my research I believe there were two would-be assassins/shooters present in Butler, PA on 7/13/24 – the patsy on the roof and another at a similar location (possibly inside the building below where the patsy was located). I believe this to be the case because one of the rally goers who was hit by a bullet was standing up in the top row of the bleachers behind Trump at a higher point from where Trump was standing. This indicates the bullet came in at an upward trajectory, not a downward trajectory (which would be the case if the shot came from the patsy’s gun). Based on multiple analyses of the audio, there was a total of 10 shots fired – the initial three (which I believe were fired from inside the building), a burst of five shots (possibly fired in a rushed manner by the patsy after Trump had taken cover) immediately followed by a single shot (fired by a PA officer at the patsy, hitting his rifle stock and injuring him), and the final shot fired by a secret service counter sniper nearly eight seconds later (this shot killed the patsy). Not only were there several rally goers who saw the shooter crawling into position with a gun as they warned the police well in advance of any shots being fired, but local cops had started milling around the base of the building the patsy was on top of with their guns drawn (2:45 mark). The fact there was no warning to get Trump off the stage at this point is the strongest indicator he was being set up to be killed. Moreover, a new video has come out showing the patsy running across a roof behind the building he would eventually shoot from before disappearing from view to run along the roof of a covered hallway that connected the buildings, and then popping up again where he would eventually shoot from. It seems as if the patsy crawled up to take a look at his target, then crawled back down to assemble his weapon before crawling back up into position. This should have been enough time to identify and neutralize the threat, but the set of counter snipers closest to the patsy had their view obscured by trees, while the next closest set were scoping things out in the opposite direction with their backs to the patsy (not their fault, they were just covering the area they were responsible for). Had the patsy been taken out before getting into position this may have prevented the deep state shooter from ever firing a shot, but we will never know for sure. Other things that require an explanation: Neither the secret service nor the local police had anyone stationed on the nearby water tower, which would have provided a clear view of everything. Why? Trump’s campaign had been asking the secret service to beef up security in the preceding months but were rebuffed on many occasions. Why? An indoor campaign event added to Nurse Jill’s schedule just three days earlier had four times as many secret service agents on duty, essentially leaving Trump’s life in the hands of fill-ins (the infamous ponytail brigade). Why? A famous photographer who took the now-famous image of Trump pumping his fist was positioned right in front of Trump with a very powerful camera. Why? Major news networks were covering this rally live. For years they have refused to do this, but on this day they all had their cameras rolling. Why? I’ll tell you why: They wanted freedom-loving Americans (and the world) to see Trump brutally murdered. They wanted to crush the hope of a better tomorrow. They wanted to scare others away from taking up the cause of peace and prosperity. They wanted to stick a fork in America.
Update 18 (2/27/25): The NY Post runs an article, falsely described as an exclusive, titled, “Would-be Trump assassin… may have had accomplice, data show, as investigators say FBI is suppressing info.” The story briefly discusses the findings of private investigator Doug Hagmann, who along with a team of six other investigators has been working the case for months. After interviewing over 100 people and conducting an “extensive geofencing analysis of cellphones and tablets not belonging to [the alleged shooter] that were found with him at his home, at the rifle range where he took target practice, at the rally and at Bethel Park High School, where he graduated in 2022,” Hagmann and his team believe this was not the work of a lone gunman. They also believe this “criminal network” is still operating, and is still focused on assassinating President Trump. Hagmann also told the Post “he was personally escorted to the Butler County line and told to leave twice during the course of his team’s investigation. The people who did so were either federal agents or some type of private security.” Sadly, the article contains less than 10 sentences focused on their supposedly “exclusive” content before readers are led to believe the supposed lone gunman acted alone and that prescription drugs made him “crazy” despite there being no evidence to support this. To the author’s credit, she did note how “the Pittsburgh County medical examiner, strangely, did not perform toxicological tests for pharmaceuticals – or at least did not include them in the autopsy report. Even more oddly, [the shooter’s] body was released to his parents eight days after the shooting without most officials involved in the investigation knowing – and was promptly cremated.” While the article does not mention who hired Hagmann and his team, it’s quite possible it was the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project.
Update 19 (2/27/25): Former US Capitol Police (USCP) Lieutenant Tarik Johnson issues an open letter to current USCP Chief, Thomas Manger, demanding he come clean to the public about the USCP allowing an armed man to get within feet of President Trump during his 1/20/25 swearing-in ceremony. According to the letter, “a high-ranking USCP official authorized an uninvited (non-ticketed) guest to attend President Trump’s Swearing-In Ceremony… said guest was allowed to by-pass security screening and was in possession of a handgun. If the invitation was impromptu that would mean that the guest was not vetted in advance by either the [USCP] or the United States Secret Service… this unvetted guest was spotted in multiple locations where President Trump was and only feet away from him… the USCP official involved is under investigation because of this incident and was transferred out of the Protective Services Bureau until the conclusion of the investigation.” Johnson alluded to having this knowledge two days ago and gave Manger 48 hours to share this information with the American people, which he obviously did not.
Update 20 (3/7/25): Tarik Johnson takes to X to blow the whistle about another serious security breach that took place during President Trump’s joint address to Congress at the US Capitol Building just a few days ago (on the 4th). Without providing details, Johnson is giving Thomas Manger until noon Monday (the 10th) to inform the American people about what has been transpiring on his watch.
Update 21 (3/8/25): Because things are “developing rapidly,” Johnson decides to reveal what he has learned via X instead of waiting until Monday, writing in part, “[on the day of the joint address to Congress] a House staffer gained entry into one of the House office buildings that leads to the U.S. Capitol. That staffer was in possession of a gun. He was eventually caught and arrested. What makes the problem even worse I’m told the staffer asked (after his arrest) what the problem was with this as no one said anything to him about him bringing the gun in the previous day. This is the fourth instance of a gun being brought in a building policed by USCP Chief J Thomas Manger since Trump was elected President. What is frightening to me is that both dates that President Trump attended events at the Capitol it was on a date where a gun made it in one of the buildings and I’m told one of the guns made it in a room where President Trump was actually in and only feet away from him.”
Update 22 (3/11/25): USCP Chief Thomas Manger announces he will be retiring on May 2nd. According to the linked ABC-7 article, “[w]hen announcing his retirement, Manger highlighted the fact that the USCP met all 103 recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General to improve police response after January 6th.” In what is probably just a coincidence, Manger’s announcement came just hours after right wing political operative Roger Stone told his Stone Zone audience about the security breaches that occurred on Inauguration Day and during the joint address on March 4th. Also see this and this.
Probably not the smartest thing to do after being shot at, but certainly a big F-U to the people who want him dead.
President Trump being protected by the Secret Service after hitting the deck.
Local officer with his gun drawn at 6:10pm while looking in the direction of the patsy.
Picture taken from NY Post article. I added the green arrow to point out the window where I believe the shot that grazed President Trump came from.
Google doing their best to interfere in the election by helping us forget all about this… Update (8/5/24): Google admits they were doing this.