Joe Concha laments Thomas Matthew Crooks still ‘most undercovered story of this century’
Joe Concha, a senior writer for the Washington Examiner, has highlighted the lack of media coverage and unanswered questions surrounding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. Despite the severity of the incident, little is known about Crooks, his motives, or how he managed to get within 400 feet of the president, even stashing a rifle on the nearby rooftop. The FBI has reportedly found only one social media account linked to Crooks, and no manifesto or detailed details has been released. Concha criticizes mainstream media for extensively covering other stories while neglecting this important event. After the attempt, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned, and Sean Curran took over, expressing confidence in the ongoing inquiry. President Trump has stated he is satisfied with the progress of the inquiry, but Concha insists that the public deserves more answers about Crooks and the security failure.
Joe Concha laments Thomas Matthew Crooks still ‘most undercovered story of this century’
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha insisted “we need answers” regarding Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of President Donald Trump.
“This is — and I’m not using a hyperbole here guys — the most undercovered story of this century. President Trump, as we just saw in that video, as we’ve seen a billion times, came within a centimeter of losing his life and we barely know anything about the shooter, Thomas Crooks. So many unanswered questions 16 months later.”
Concha questioned how Crooks, 20, was able to evade Secret Service and local law enforcement to “get within 400 feet of the president.” Crooks also managed to stash the rifle he used in the shooting behind an air conditioner on site. Concha questioned why Secret Service agents were not already positioned on the same roof Crooks was.
“Who was Thomas Crooks working with? We need answers,” Concha said. “Legacy media has covered the so-called Epstein files far far more than this assassination attempt of the most targeted person in the world in Butler, Pennsylvania July 13, 2024.”
The FBI reported a single social media account that it could attribute to Crooks. In the year since that announcement, very little information about the attempted assassin and his motive has been publicized. Crooks did not leave a manifesto.
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Then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position shortly after the assassination attempt. Cheatle was replaced by Sean Curran, an agent who was with Trump that day in Butler.
Curran said he was “confident in the process” of the investigation into Crooks shortly after taking on the new role. By July, Trump assured he was “satisfied” with where the investigation stood.
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