BETHEL PARK, Pa. – An expert in extremism and terrorism said that Thomas Matthew Crooks’ assassination attempt on former President Trump was likely not politically motivated – instead, the 20-year-old was likely “acting out a fantasy,” and seeking a target that would bring him “attention and fame.” Jytte Klausen, a political science professor at Brandeis...
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Mondaythat her response that she had “no idea” how her opening statement for today’s House Oversight Committee hearing on the Trump rally shooting got leaked to media agencies is “bulls—.” The fiery remark from the South Carolina lawmaker came after Cheatle was directed by...
The American people are more than a week out from the attempted assassination of President Donald Trumpin Butler, Pa.We have few – if any – answers as to why it was allowed to occur. As a former Secret Service agent, I have three crucial questions that we need answers to right away. 1. Who Was...
A Republican member of the House Oversight Committee, who is expected to grill U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday, said the overarching Department of Homeland Security will get a “rude awakening” if they continue to “stonewall” in regard to failures in the lead-up to the attempt on former President Trump’s life. Rep. Anna...
A Philadelphia mother’s loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children who are typically strong swimmers. Early last month, Brittney McWhite made the decision to pull 14-year-old Wadale and 11-year-old London Marie off...
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc, released his official 13-page preliminary findings of his office’s investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Trump. Trump survived the assassination attempt on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where alleged gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20, opened fire, killing one spectator and injuring several others, including Trump,...
BUTLER, Pa. – An analysis of bird’s-eye footage of the Butler Farm Show, the venue where Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former President Trump and killed a bystander, lays bare the apparent tactical shortcomings of the U.S. Secret Service’s counter sniper strategy on July 13, according to an expert. Crooks, 20, killed local firefighter Corey...
BUTLER, Pa. – Local Pennsylvania police officers told members of Congress that they were not allowed into a Secret Service command center at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, according to Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green. The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, along with other bipartisan members of...
A top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee dismissed suggestions from U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle that the “sloped roof” of attempted assassin Thomas Crooks’ sniper nest precluded it from being properly secured. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., was part of a bipartisan delegation of committee members who toured the Butler Farm Show Grounds...
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to back up her testimony in Monday’s explosive hearing with hard proof. Biggs sent a letter to Cheatle shortly after her House Oversight Committee hearing concluded, asking her to turn over documentation related to safety measures, security perimeters, personnel...
