The U.S. Secret Service, on Sunday, issued a response to reports about the lack of communication between agencies during the attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, vowing to understand the timeline to ensure it never happens again. On July 13, Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to gain access to...
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GOP Senate candidate in PA tours natural gas plant as VP Harris pivots from anti-fracking comments
The shake-up at the top of the ticket made political waves down-ballot when President Biden suspended his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice President Harris to run his office last Sunday. On Friday, U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick toured a natural gas plant in Warren, Pennsylvania, to contrast his “all of the above energy” goals with...
Trump vows to continue to hold outdoor rallies with increased security in wake of assassination attempt
Former President Trump vowed that he would continue holding outdoor rallies in the wake of an assassination attempt against him, pushing back against the Secret Service after they encouraged him to hold indoor rallies. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump announced that he will continue to hold outdoor rallies, saying the Secret Service...
Donald Trump jumps to defend female Secret Service agent who 'shielded' him from assassination
BUTLER, Pa. – Former President Trump leaped to the defense of a female Secret Service agent who “shielded” him during an assassination attempt, after she faced blistering online criticism. “I don’t know how they didn’t get hit,” Trump told thousands at a St. Cloud, Minnesota, rally on Saturday as he recalled how “bullets were flying”...
Trump camp questions why they weren’t alerted of suspicious person prior to assassination attempt
Former president Donald Trump’s top advisers and his U.S. Secret Service detail have privately raised questions about why they weren’t notified that local police were tracking a suspicious person before that same person attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at the July 13 rally in...
Trump rally shooting victims’ families break silence, thank community for 'outpouring of support'
BUTLER, Penn. – The families of the two injured bystanders in the attempted assassination of former President Trump have broken their silence after the shooting left their loved ones hospitalized. James “Jim” Copenhaver’s family thanked people for the “outpouring of support” as he recovers from his “life-altering injuries” at Allegheny General Hospital. “Jim would like...
Secret Service will amp up security at upcoming Pennsylvania Trump rally due to 'copycat' fears: experts
Former President Donald Trump is slated to speak in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, about 200 miles from the venue where an attempt was made on his life earlier this month. Experts tell Fox News Digital that security measures will be “amped up” in light of scrutiny facing the U.S. Secret Service and the potential for a...
Trump assassination attempt: Suspicious persons common, but police testimony raises new questions
PITTSBURGH – After Pennsylvania police leaders revealed there were at least two other suspicious individuals besides would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks spotted at the July 13 Trump rally, experts tell Fox News Digital that reports of “suspicious” or “unusual” people at Secret Service events are common. Pennsylvania’s State Police commissioner, Col. Christopher Paris, testified before...
Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, has chilling ties to George Washington, first president
An important figure in American history once narrowly escaped with his life after an assassination attempt in western Pennsylvania – but it wasn’t former President Donald J. Trump. George Washington, just 21 years old when it happened, was a major in the British Army. The year was 1753. TRUMP FLAG PHOTO JOINS PANTHEON OF IMAGES...
Trump rally bullet trajectory analysis contradicts FBI 'shrapnel' testimony on Capitol Hill: report
PITTSBURGH – A new look at the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a July 13 campaign rally found that the first of eight bullets fired by gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks likely struck the Republican candidate in the ear, according to a new report. The New York Times reported Friday that its own analysis...








