{"id":2294525,"date":"2024-07-14T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-would-be-assassin-is-identified-heres-what-we-know\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T09:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T13:10:54","slug":"trumps-would-be-assassin-is-identified-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-would-be-assassin-is-identified-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Would-Be Assassin Is Identified, Here&#8217;s What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-would-be-assassin-is-identified-heres-what-we-know%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200c discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr-ex-obama-strategist-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump will go to GOP convention a \u2018martyr\u2019: Ex-Obama strategist - Washington Examiner\">recent \u2062shooting incident<\/a> at a rally involving former President Trump. The shooter, identified\u200d as Thomas Matthew Crooks, \u200battempted to assassinate\u2062 Trump but was killed by Secret\u2064 Service snipers. The\u2062 motive behind the shooting remains unclear. Despite some speculation on\u2064 social media about Crooks&#8217; political affiliation, his actions reflect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorry-mr-president-10-reasons-don-lemon-is-not-one-of-the-most-informed-journalists-in-the-country\/\" title=\"Sorry, Mr. President: 10 Reasons Don Lemon Is Not \u2018One Of The Most Informed Journalists In The Country\u2019\">disturbed individual<\/a> \u200crather than\u200c a partisan motive. The article suggests a possible \u200dlink between the media&#8217;s coverage and the political environment to the\u200b incident. it emphasizes the importance of the upcoming election in 2024 and the need for unity among \u2063Americans to preserve the \u200cvalues of the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 14, 2024 at 5:03am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In the wake of former president and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump being shot at Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, there were more than a few questions that needed to be answered.<\/p>\n<p>One <em>shouldn\u2019t<\/em> have been whether this was an assassination attempt \u2014 although, President Joe Biden being President Joe Biden, still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/despite-shots-blood-dead-bodies-biden-says-doesnt-know-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couldn\u2019t confirm the obvious<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for key matters, one involves what the damage, so to speak, was. In the case of the 45th president, it was apparently limited to an injury to Trump\u2019s right ear.<\/p>\n<p>As for the audience, one individual was confirmed dead, with two others critically wounded, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/election-biden-trump-07-13-24\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, perhaps most importantly, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-trump-shooter-dead-bloody-disaster-pennsylvania-rally-da-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooter<\/a>? And what was his motive?<\/p>\n<p>The first question we seem to have an answer to, at least according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-francis-joins-the-cdc-and-the-who-in-pushing-covid-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Red Francis Joins the CDC and the WHO in Pushing COVID Vaccinations\">news reports<\/a>. The rest is a bit of a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/thomas-matthew-crooks-idd-as-gunman-who-shot-trump-during-pa-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, the would-be assassin was a 20-year-old named Thomas Matthew Crooks. Beyond that, motive and other important matters are, well, cloudy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAP: Suspected gunman\u2019s location in relation to former President Trump when shots were fired at his Pennsylvania rally, injuring Trump and killing a spectator.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqkxIAcLZ0\">https:\/\/t.co\/hqkxIAcLZ0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/apor0bCJb3\">pic.twitter.com\/apor0bCJb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1812313111245824487?\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSources said Crooks was planted on a roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was killed by Secret Service snipers. An AR-style rifle was later recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, Crooks was registered to vote in Bethel Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-trump-shooter-dead-bloody-disaster-pennsylvania-rally-da-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> \u2014 40 miles away from the attempted assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but many on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-64-of-americans-believe-social-media-is-dividing-the-country\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Poll: 64% Of Americans Believe Facebook And Twitter Are A Problem\">social media made<\/a> quite a stink about the fact that Crooks was a registered Republican:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wait the gunman is a REGISTERED REPUBLICAN? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2FteH4htc\">pic.twitter.com\/B2FteH4htc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jo (@MingAutocrat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MingAutocrat\/status\/1812338612261769610?\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Whether or not this is true is rather irrelevant; although now living abroad, I am registered to vote as a Democrat in the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jersey-cargo-ship-fire-burns-third-day-coast-guard-set-hold-emergency-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a>, since I was a liberal in high school (weren\u2019t we all?) and haven\u2019t bothered to change my registration in a state where voting in primaries doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/heres-what-we-know-about-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-suspected-trump-rally-shooter\/ar-BB1pXkk9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, moreover, Crooks had made a $15 donation to the Democratic group ActBlue, \u201ca political action committee that raises money for left-leaning and Democratic politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, this is clearly a deeply disturbed individual. We know not what prompted him to try to assassinate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-post-assassination-attempt-poster-will-win-trump-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>, but the animus ran so deep that he was willing to sacrifice the rest of his life to carry out the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>What prompted this? One only needs to look at the scare tactics promoted by the media and the Democrats. There is a logical line.<\/p>\n<p>They may deny it all they want, but it still exists \u2014 and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-warns-increasing-threat-violence-trump-conspiracy-admits-no-evidence-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a political environment<\/a> where responsibility is apportioned whenever a traumatic event occurs, the responsibility in this case ought to be apportioned to the side it belongs to. Period.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? 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It was clear that this was an assassination attempt, despite President Joe Biden&#8217;s reluctance to confirm it. The damage was limited to an injury to Trump&#8217;s right ear, with one person dead and two critically wounded in the audience. The shooter was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, but his motive remains unclear. Some social media users pointed out that Crooks was a registered Republican, but this detail may not be relevant. The incident highlights the deep division and animosity in the political landscape, fueled by media scare tactics and partisan rhetoric. The upcoming 2024 election is seen as crucial, with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn warning of potential threats to American values. 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