Trump rushed off stage at PA rally
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Gunshots have reportedly been fired at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, with the former president rushed off-stage by security staff.
Trump appeared to fall to the ground as he was giving a speech. He was quickly surrounded by armed security and stayed down for around a minute.
He then rose to his feet and put his fist in the air, before being escorted off stage and into a vehicle, and then driven away from the scene.
Video appeared to show blood on his ear as he was taken away. The former president appeared to be clutching the side of his head as he fell to the ground.
Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents during a disturbance at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Trump began his speech at about 6 p.m. and was only shortly into his speech when a disturbance caused Secret Service to swarm the former president. He was then led off the stage quickly, pumping his fist.
Heavily armed security personnel got on stage as he was led off.
There is currently live coverage at ABC:
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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I saw the video...he grabbed at the right side of his head and went down to the ground. Once they got him up and over to the Beast, you could see he was bleeding pretty profusely around his right ear with some running down the front of his face.
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From the campaign: He's being checked out at a medical facility but seems to be OK.
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@wtg said in Trump rushed off stage at PA rally:
Video appeared to show blood on his ear as he was taken away. The former president appeared to be clutching the side of his head as he fell to the ground.
OMG. I saw a headline but had missed that detail.
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Looks like they got the shooter. "Neutralized".
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AP: The shooter and one rally attendee are dead.
Second spectator was injured and is in serious condition.
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omg
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Shooter was outside the grounds.
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Yikes!
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A third spectator was wounded, condition unknown.
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Shooter was on a rooftop 200 to 300 yards outside of the venue. He fired eight shots. Secret Service took him out immediately.
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Would be great to hear the shooter and his rationale.
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Thomas Crooks, age 20.
Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022. He was one of nearly two dozen students from the school to earn a $500 "star award" from the National Math and Science Initiative.
An online recording of his graduation ceremony shows him walking the stage to minimal applause and briefly posing with a school official, the New York Times reported.
A search by Fox News Digital revealed Crooks would have turned 21 years old this September. He had no reported criminal or traffic citations and no reported bankruptcies, liens or foreclosures.
Crooks was a registered Republican, according to voting records, but he only participated in the Nov. 8, 2022, state election due to his age. Records show he made a $15 donation to Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political action committee that supports Democrat candidates for public office and claims to advocate for "key Democratic constituencies: young people, minorities and low-income people."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trumps-attempted-assassin
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@wtg There is speculation that the $15 donation was made by his left-leaning mother in his name.
As current speculation goes, this is pretty tame.
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Yea, I didn't make much of it. I read elsewhere that it was made in 2021, shortly after January 6th. He would have been 16. Hardly a sign of radicalization.
I wonder if this situation will end up being like the kid who shot up the Highland Park (IL) July 4th parade two years ago. Turns out he had a horrible home life and was teased at school. Why he decided to shoot up his hometown celebration will probably never be answered beyond "he was deeply troubled". Everything he's said and done since the shooting would lead one to agree.
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Gun and ammo purchased legally by Crooks' father.
Crooks' former classmates haven't had anything remarkable to say about him.
The man who died , Corey Comperatore, was a married firefighter with two daughters. His wife spoke with Gov Shapiro and said he dove on family members to protect them.
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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Remarkable photo by a NYT photographer. Shows the bullet whizzing past Trump's head.
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That took place about 16 miles from where I live. Apart from the name recognition of the intended victim, it seems like just another assault rifle shooting. Move along; nothing to see here. Those weapons have many legitimate uses and anyhow, guns don't kill people, people kill people.
Big Al
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@wtg said in Trump rushed off stage at PA rally:
The man who died , Corey Comperatore, was a married firefighter with two daughters. His wife spoke with Gov Shapiro and said he dove on family members to protect them.
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How the planning might have failed.
