The 20-year-old would-be assassin whofired at former President Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend was found with a HomeDepot receipt for a ladder, sources told NBC News. Investigators discovered the item on Thomas Matthew Crooks after he was fatally shot by Secret Serviceagents on Saturday. Officials are now trying to determine if Crooks used the...
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FBI, DHS warn of potential repeat attacks and retaliation after Trump assassination attempt
Fox News has learned of a Joint Intelligence Bulletin from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security that was published this week warning of potential repeat attacks and retaliation following the shooting of former President Trump on Saturday. The four-page bulletin, first reported on by Politico, stated that violent extremists or others “may attempt...
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks' classmates describe quiet student as investigators search for motive
Although investigators have not yet determined his motive, a picture of the 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former President Trump is becoming more clear as his former classmates come forward with their impressions. Few people clapped when slender, bespectacled Thomas Matthew Crooks was handed his diploma at his graduation from Bethel Park High School...
Trump shooting fundraiser for Corey Comperatore raises more than $1M for slain firefighter's family
A GoFundMe initiative has raised over $1 million for the family of Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who died shielding his family from bullets meant for former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Jason Bubb, who owns the Three Fit Six gym in Cabot, organized the fundraiser for Comperatore’s daughter Allyson, who...
How Democratic concern about Biden went quiet for a few days
Whatever happened to efforts by congressional Democrats to try to get President Biden to stand down in his re-election bid? Well, they’re still alive. And now that some time has passed after the attempted assassination of former President Trump, expect efforts to persuade Mr. Biden to drop out of the race to resume. That’s because...
Trump flag photo joins pantheon of images that capture American resolve, erase political divides
A startling image of former President Donald J. Trump surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, has become an instant cultural sensation. Moments after a bullet struck his ear and missed a fatal headshot by mere millimeters, the former president and now 2024 GOP presidential nominee rose to his feet with blood streaked...
Trump survives shooting, but the politically charged blame game never fades
The assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Pennsylvania was a chilling and frightening moment in the history of a country that has seen too many such shootings. We are all grateful, of course, that the former president was not wounded more seriously and for the Secret Service agents who protected him. I am especially grateful...
Trump assassination attempt: 'Utter chaos' a newsroom tale as old as time
I was in a car returning to Washington from Richmond, Va., from a funeral when I learned about the attempted assassination of former President Trump. I was in a car heading to a wedding on Long Island when I learned about the attempted assassination of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., in 2012. I was on...
Trump assassination attempt stirs memories of similar attack on Reagan
This weekend’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump shook the nation as the press searchs for answers and the political class manages boiling tensions within the two political parties. Naturally, many have compared the nearly fatal incident to the most similar past attempt on a president’s life — the shooting of President Ronald Reagan....
Trump rally shooting: 5 key details so far
An attempted assassination of former President Trump took place on Saturday in Pennsylvania, shocking the world as the presumptive Republican nominee escaped death by what seemed like inches. Trump was led offstage from the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally with blood pouring from his right ear, but not before raising his fist and gesturing to the crowd...








