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Shooter's perch at Trump rally an 'obvious threat,' rooftop was a 'no-brainer' to secure: expert

Security experts are questioning why the building whose roof served as a shooter’s perch for the assailant responsible for Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump appeared to not have been secured in advance by law enforcement officials. “It’s a no-brainer,” Kevin Maloy, a former retired special agent with the State Department, told Fox News...

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Trump campaign, RNC emphasize GOP convention to 'proceed' following assassination attempt on former president

MILWAUKEE, WI – Former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have emphasized that the party’s convention will “proceed” following the assassination attempt on the former president at his rally in Pennsylvania. But Trump’s top two political advisers are telling staff to stay away from campaign offices as the locations are assessed and armed...

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Fetterman sets politics aside after Trump assassination attempt, says US must 'turn down … the temperature'

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., says the U.S. has to “turn down … the temperature” following President Trump’s attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday. The senator referred to the shooting as a “dark day” and “tragedy” during an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning. Fetterman said it might be necessary for...

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Pennsylvania Trump rally attendee speaks on 'extremely lax' security measures after assassination attempt

An eyewitness at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, spoke out about the “extremely lax” security at the event after gunshots rang out on Saturday. Benjamin Shrader, who was invited to the battleground state rally by Trump himself, told Fox News Digital that the security was “terrible.” “My first thing that I have to...

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Trump attempted assassination: What we know about how it unfolded

Details have slowly emerged in the 24 hours since former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The suspected shooter was identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who was killed shortly after opening fire. Trump was speaking to supporters in the Pittsburgh suburb of Butler about...

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Rallygoers double down on Trump support after witnessing harrowing assassination attempt: 'We fight harder'

Fear and shock rattled rallygoers at former President Donald Trump’s campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday when a suspected gunman opened fire and grazed the top Republican’s ear with a bullet. Now spectators who witnessed the incident are doubling down on their support for the former president. “We fight harder than we ever did...