Why Did a Nursing Home Aide Try to Kill Trump? the Unanswered Questions From the Rally Shooting

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In the two days since Donald Trump’s right ear was grazed by a gunman’s bullet at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday, a complete picture of the 20-year-old suspect is yet to emerge publicly—and details of what led up to the stunning event remain unclear.

Thomas Matthew Crooks had no criminal record, no known history of mental illness, and “was not known to the FBI prior to this incident,” the bureau said. The nursing home dietary aide’s family is working with investigators, who say they have not discovered any evidence of Crooks’ involvement with a broader plot, but are still treating the unsuccessful assassination attempt as a potential case of domestic terrorism.

In an email on Monday to The Independent, administrator Marcie Grimm of the Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, said, “We are shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement as Thomas performed his job without concern and his background check was clean.”

Crooks, who was shot dead on a rooftop near the rally site by a Secret Service sniper, is a registered Republican who donated $15 to a Democratic voter-turnout group several years ago, public records show. His father, a licensed behavioral therapist, is a Libertarian. His mom, also a behavioral therapist, is a Democrat. Speaking to The Independent, Crooks’ uncle said he had “no idea” what might have inspired his nephew to take up arms against a major presidential candidate.

The FBI, which has primary jurisdiction over the case, has so far received more than 2,000 tips from members of the public, according to Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek of the bureau’s Pittsburgh Field Office, who said investigators continue to search for answers to the myriad questions that remain. (Read more from “Why Did a Nursing Home Aide Try to Kill Trump? the Unanswered Questions From the Rally Shooting” HERE)

Billionaire Publicly Endorses Trump Following Assassination Attempt

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Billionaire Bill Ackman “formally” endorsed President Trump after his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

More than 19 million people have viewed Ackman’s endorsement post since it went out late Saturday night.

“I came to this decision some time ago as many @X followers have already understood from my supportive posts of Trump and my criticisms of @POTUS Biden,” Ackman said. “The reason why I have not yet formally done so is that I want to explain my thinking in detail and address the arguments put forth by others against Trump.”

Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said it would take a “long-form post” to explain his thinking. He said he did not have the time “nor felt the urgency” to write the post prior to the shooting that took place at a Trump rally that injured the upper part of Trump’s ear, left one rally attendee dead and two spectators critically injured.

Ackman believes the upcoming presidential election is one of the “most consequential” in his lifetime, and says he has spent a few hours recently with Trump. He asked voters to “keep an open mind.” He said a more detailed post explaining his position will come in the future. (Read more from “Billionaire Publicly Endorses Trump Following Assassination Attempt” HERE)

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Trump Shot; Photo Captures Pic of Bullet; Secret Service Was Warned; Donald Trump’s Response; Some Claim Biden is Responsible; Shooter Identified?

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An assassination attempt occurred Saturday at an outdoor Pennsylvania rally for President Donald Trump. The shooter, positioned on a rooftop outside the venue, opened fire, resulting in a grazing injury to President Trump and the death of a rally attendee.

Here’s a remarkable image of (likely) a another bullet that almost struck President Trump:

According to the Secret Service, the shooter was “neutralized,” but according to other officials, it is unclear whether his death was self-inflicted or at the hands of law enforcement. An eyewitness, however, claims the Secret Service “blew his head off” only after President Trump was shot, and after ignoring repeated warnings that a shooter was on the roof:

Multiple sources, including the Pennsylvania Butler County District Attorney, Richard Goldinger, have confirmed this eyewitness report that the shooter was on a building adjacent to the property, using a rifle to fire from several hundred yards away from President Trump. District Attorney Goldinger also suggested that the dead shooter has yet to be identified because of a chaotic crime scene. He reported to CNN that “it’s really crazy right now.” Assuming the accuracy of the eyewitness report, the trauma to shooter’s head is likely contributing to the difficulty in identifying him (see the update below on the shooter’s alleged identity).

Here’s a video of the apparent shooter firing on Trump:

Here is another video from a rally-goer showing the apparent body of the shooter on the roof of a metal building:

Another rally-goer took a video of Trump supporters yelling, “He’s got a gun, he’s got a gun!!!” before shots rang out. You may access that video on X HERE.

Here’s a video of the Secret Service attempting to engage the shooter:

President Joe Biden, briefed by key security officials, supposedly expressed relief at Trump’s safety. International leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, extended their support and prayers.

In response to the shooting, the New York City Police Department heightened security at Trump Tower and other significant locations. Given Biden’s apparent dementia, Vice President Kamala Harris, returning from a campaign stop, was also briefed on the incident.

The Biden campaign has halted its largely ineffectual TV ads following the shooting, and condemned the violence.

Former President George W. Bush called the attack a “cowardly” act, but went on to commend the Secret Service despite the agency’s obvious failure in keeping President Trump safe. Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, called the agency’s conduct at the rally “an abysmal failure.”

Senator JD Vance, a leading contender for President Trump’s Vice President, places the blame for today’s events squarely on Biden:

Here’s Donald Trump’s statement on the assassination attempt, texted to supporters at 9:45 EST, this evening:

I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured.

It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead.

I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.

I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.

Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Donald J. Trump
45th President of the United States

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Authorities Claim Shooter was 20-Year Old Pennsylvanian

By Social Links forJoe Marino and Katherine Donlevy. The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, sources told The Post.

Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pa., squeezed off shots — one of which grazed Trump in the ear — at an outdoor rally in Butler, just outside Pittsburgh.

Sources said Crooks was planted on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds.

He was killed by Secret Service snipers. An AR-style rifle was later recovered. Read more from this story about Trump shot HERE.

And from CNN:

Crooks was registered to vote as a Republican, according to a listing in Pennsylvania’s voter database that matched his name, age, and a Bethel Park address that law enforcement was searching Saturday night and is linked to Crooks in public records. This year’s presidential election would have been the first he was old enough to vote in.

Federal Election Commission records show that a donor listed as Thomas Crooks with the same address gave $15 to a Democratic-aligned political action committee called the Progressive Turnout Project in January 2021.

When reached by CNN late Saturday night, Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, said he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking about his son.

The shooting: Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, before being killed by Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement officials.

He didn’t have any identification on his body, so agents had to “run his DNA and get biometric confirmation,” Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, said at a press conference Saturday night before Crooks was named.

Shock Congressional Report Exposes Advertising Cartel’s Role in Silencing Conservative Media

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A recent congressional report has uncovered troubling actions by a powerful advertising cartel, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), which allegedly sought to defund news outlets and platforms. This cartel, controlling 90% of global marketing spending, urged its members to blacklist certain media outlets using a list compiled by a shadowy, government-funded group aimed at guarding against “misinformation.”

The WFA represents 150 of the world’s largest companies, such as ExxonMobil, GM, General Mills, McDonald’s, Visa, SC Johnson, and Walmart, along with 60 ad associations. The House Judiciary Committee’s interim report, released on Wednesday, reveals that the WFA’s Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) initiative was instrumental in suppressing online free speech.

“The extent to which GARM has organized its trade association and coordinates actions that rob consumers of choices is likely illegal under the antitrust laws and threatens fundamental American freedoms,” the Republican-led panel stated in its 39-page report based on internal organizational records. “The information uncovered to date of WFA and GARM’s collusive conduct to demonetize disfavored content is alarming.”

House Republicans have previously investigated how the U.S. government bypassed free speech norms by directly pressuring platforms to censor content through the Biden White House and the Department of Homeland Security. This was often done by funding outside groups that created blacklists of outlets for advertisers to avoid. The new report’s allegations of potential antitrust violations suggest a possible course of action for the Justice Department, particularly if Donald Trump wins back the White House on Nov. 5.

The report links the WFA’s “responsible media” initiative to the taxpayer-funded Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a London-based group that, in 2022, released an ad blacklist targeting 10 news outlets with conservative or libertarian leanings, including The Post, RealClearPolitics, and Reason magazine.

Documents obtained by Congress reveal that even some GARM members doubted the validity of the GDI’s blacklist. One employee described it as “bewildering” that the GDI had labeled The Post as the “at most risk” paper in the USA for disinformation. Despite these concerns, additional documents show that the GDI’s blacklist was still promoted to WFA members as a tool to identify and suppress misinformation and disfavored outlets.

“[W]e do advise that platforms, ad-tech, agencies, use independent fact checkers to weed out mis-and-disinfo from supply chain and ad buys. GDI is one of many — NewsGuard, IFCN, etc,” wrote Rob Rakowitz, the WFA’s initiative lead for the GARM program, in response to the employee’s complaint.

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Festival to Search Attendees for ‘Offensive’ Clothing That Promotes ‘Cultural Appropriation’

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People attending the Wireless Festival in London will be searched on entry for “offensive” material, which includes clothing that promotes “cultural appropriation.” . . .

Ticket holders showing up for the rap and hip-hop event in Finsbury Park will be scrutinized for “clothing/garments/items which promote cultural appropriation,” with such items presumably being confiscated.

“The information on Wireless’s website does not specify which items of clothing fall under the ban – raising questions over whether the prohibition extends to sombreros or keffiyeh scarves, a symbol of the Palestinian cause,” reports the Telegraph. . .

Speculation is that the organizers are following a similar policy to the Reading Festival, which banned people from wearing sombreros because they might have offended Mexicans.

The newspaper even suggests that white people wearing their hair in dreadlocks may be frowned upon as offensive to black people (despite dreadlocks having originated in ancient Egypt). (Read more from “Festival to Search Attendees for ‘Offensive’ Clothing That Promotes ‘Cultural Appropriation'” HERE)

IDF Releases Findings on Why Oct. 7 Mass Slaughter Wasn’t Stopped

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The Israel Defense Forces’ new report includes its findings from a military probe into some of the failings on Oct. 7, presenting them initially to residents of Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the worst-hit communities on that “Black Sabbath.”

The specially convened presentation took place at a Dead Sea hotel, where internally displaced refugees have been staying since their homes were largely destroyed by Hamas terrorists. While providing some answers, the probe left significant questions hanging, and the report neither assuaged some of the community’s pent-up fury amid its ongoing trauma, nor did it restore trust in the army. There are those who wonder aloud whether that sacred bond between the IDF – a largely conscript army – and the people, particularly those who felt bereft and abandoned on Oct. 7, will ever be fully repaired. It was more than just 1,200 people Hamas terrorists annihilated that day; they also damaged – perhaps irreparably – the “stickiness” that helps hold Israeli society together. . .

The investigators spent hundreds of hours sifting through residents’ WhatsApp messages, reviewing both Israeli and Hamas radio communications, checking surveillance footage and aerial reconnaissance, as well as interviewing survivors and those who fought in the battle to save the kibbutz and its residents. Supplemental intelligence was also gathered from interrogating captured Hamas terrorists.

However, several critical questions – and ones that may not get resolved without a full commission of inquiry – were left unanswered.

These include why military forces did not enter the kibbutz for several hours – despite the desperate pleas of those trapped behind its yellow sliding electric gate. This issue seemed to be partly explained by the fact that although defenders did arrive in numbers, nobody took overall command of the kibbutz’s defense. And certainly nobody decided to go in at once and attempt to take out the Hamas fighters. This was not expressly said, but the general chaos of hundreds of terrorists swarming around – with dead bodies liberally scattered across roads and fields – added to the confusion. More than 100 civilians and 31 security personnel were slain at the kibbutz, which had a pre-invasion population of about 1,000, while 30 other residents and two additional civilians were kidnapped to Gaza. Eleven of them remain in captivity. At one point, the attackers outnumbered the defenders by 340 to 26.

(Read more from “IDF Releases Findings on Why Oct. 7 Mass Slaughter Wasn’t Stopped” HERE)

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Blue State to Ban Hotels From Providing Guests With Mini Shampoo, Conditioner Bottles

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New York state will be mandating hotels to forgo small bottles containing “hospitality care” products such as shampoo and lotions.

The enforcement comes as a bill was passed in the New York Assembly in hopes of reducing waste.

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms will not be able to provide toiletry bottles under 12 ounces, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s website.

The act, which was first introduced in 2019, defines “hospitality personal care product” as a “product provided by a hotel and intended to be applied to or used on the human body or any part thereof for cleansing,” the legislation states.

The law says that hotels that break the restriction will first receive a warning with 30 days to “correct the violation.” (Read more from “Blue State to Ban Hotels From Providing Guests With Mini Shampoo, Conditioner Bottles” HERE)

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TikTok’s Biggest Biden Fan Doubles Down; Gets Destroyed on Piers Morgan (VIDEO)

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While liberals across the country have begun waking up to the realization that Joe Biden is not fit to be president, some are still fast asleep — and it doesn’t appear they’ll be waking up anytime soon.

One of those liberals is famous TikTok influencer Harry Sisson, who appeared on a panel alongside Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”

While Rubin and Morgan both agree that President Biden needs to step down in light of his clear mental decline, Sisson appears to have seen an entirely different debate.

“President Biden should be the nominee,” Sisson says definitively, before trying to take a shot at Rubin: “I wonder where Dave got his M.D., where he got his degree to specialize in neurology.”

“And I just find it funny how he’s saying, ‘Oh, we shouldn’t respect Biden and Karine Jean-Pierre, but I’m sure that he’s voting for the convicted felon and the proven sexual abuser, who defamed his victim, and he gives his respect to him every single day,” he continues.

(Read more from “TikTok’s Biggest Biden Fan Doubles Down; Gets Destroyed on Piers Morgan (VIDEO)” HERE)

Neurologist Claims Biden Shows Classic Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

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In a striking assertion, neurologist Dr. Tom Pitts declared on Monday during an appearance on the streaming channel “NBC News Now” that President Joe Biden is displaying classic symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.

Host Tom Llamas initiated the discussion by asking Dr. Pitts about his professional observations of President Biden’s behavior over the past two years. Llamas inquired, “As a neurologist, based on what you have seen from the president over the last two years, including his debate performance, recent interviews, and his general demeanor, have you noticed any red flags?”

Dr. Pitts responded unequivocally, pointing out several concerning symptoms. “It’s ironic because he has the classic features of neurodegeneration, including word-finding difficulties. This isn’t just about occasionally forgetting a word; it’s indicative of degeneration in the brain’s word retrieval area.”

When Llamas suggested that Biden’s history of overcoming a stutter could explain his speech patterns, Pitts disagreed. “No, this is not related to a palate issue or a speech discrepancy. The low voice he attributes to a cold is actually a condition known as Hypophonia, a hallmark of Parkinson’s Disease. A small, monotone voice over time is a significant indicator. Frankly, I could have diagnosed him from across the mall.”

Dr. Pitts’s comments add fuel to the ongoing debate about Biden’s cognitive abilities, especially following his recent performances in public appearances and debates. Pitts concluded with a stark recommendation, suggesting that both President Biden and former President Donald Trump undergo comprehensive neuropsychological testing. “He definitely has it,” Pitts asserted. “The problem is, when you look at his situation, you can’t just say, ‘Oh, he couldn’t find a word.’ It’s deeper than that. Both him and Trump should take the four-hour neuropsychological testing, which is the hallmark test for cognitive performance.”

These remarks have intensified the scrutiny on Biden’s health, already a point of contention among voters and political opponents. With the upcoming election cycle, the pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to address these health concerns transparently, yet the administration continues to lie.

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Did Biden Blackmail Obama With Threats of Exposing His ‘Gay Affairs’?

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Mike McCormick, a former White House stenographer who worked with Joe Biden, claimed during an interview with Alex Jones that Biden used potential damaging information to manipulate Barack Obama.

McCormick alleges that Biden threatened to expose Obama’s supposed homosexual affairs unless certain conditions were met, wielding this information as a tool for political leverage. . .

During the interview with Alex Jones, McCormick claimed Biden discovered potentially scandalous information about Obama’s private life early in their partnership and used it to ensure his place as a close and indispensable advisor.

Alex Jones: So finishing up with this area, you’ve been inside, worked for Trump, worked for Biden. You’ve been in the middle of it while you’re there with the world leaders, creating a record of it. We’re talking about a fly on the wall. What does the Democrat establishment do?

Because I’ve always thought and seen that Obama had a lot of control of Biden. But I agree, he’s shifting more towards Hillary. Do you think Obama was really the power behind it, or was that made up? Or has it always just been Biden in control?

Mike McCormick: I think people talk about Obama being the puppet master and Biden being the puppet. I think it was the other way around. I think Obama made his mark in the Democratic circles in 2004 with a big speech at the Democratic Convention. Joe Biden at that time knew he wanted to run in 2008. So he marked this guy. He probably had his operatives go look into his background.

In 2006, when Obama makes it through and gets him in the Senate, Biden tucked him right under his wing. He was the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He tucked him right under his wing and put him on the Foreign Relations Committee so he could get some foreign policy experience. Probably Biden at that time thought he would be the presidential candidate and have Obama as his vice president.

Well, Obama flipped the script on him. But Biden may have known something about Obama, something out of his personal life that Obama had to hide. He makes Biden his vice president. Biden always had this saying about Obama that he told him, “I want to be the last guy in the room after everybody leaves when there’s a big deal to be done.”

I want to be the last guy in the room with you. That’s probably when Biden told him, “OK, you’re going to do this with me because I know this.”

Alex Jones: What is that thing? That Obama is a homosexual?

Mike McCormick: Yeah, I think that’s what he was talking about. What I knew, I don’t know for certain what Obama was behind the scenes.

Alex Jones: But you were watching this as his stenographer. Wow.

(Read more from “Did Biden Blackmail Obama With Threats of Exposing His ‘Gay Affairs’?” HERE)