{"id":2294613,"date":"2024-07-14T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempt-did-not-have-a-crumbling-effect-on-trump-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T11:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T15:57:14","slug":"assassination-attempt-did-not-have-a-crumbling-effect-on-trump-salena-zito-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempt-did-not-have-a-crumbling-effect-on-trump-salena-zito-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassination attempt did not have \u2018a crumbling effect\u2019 on Trump: Salena Zito &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fassassination-attempt-did-not-have-a-crumbling-effect-on-trump-salena-zito-washington-examiner%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=2294613&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>Salena Zito of \u2064the Washington Examiner\u200d reported on an\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-democrats-criminalize-opposition-and-cripple-the-court-democracy-is-dead\/\" title=\"Democracy dies if Democrats criminalize opposition and weaken the court.\">assassination\u200b attempt<\/a> on former President Donald \u200dTrump, noting that Trump remained strong and\u200d composed after the incident. Zito witnessed the event in person and described how Secret Service quickly protected Trump when gunshots were heard. Despite the scare, Trump did not appear shaken and\u200b even raised his fist to assure the crowd before being escorted offstage. Zito commended Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-having-trouble-showing-strength-in-face-of-iran-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Biden admin. having trouble showing strength in face of Iran Nuclear Deal\">showing strength<\/a> and thanked\u200c the campaign&#8217;s\u2062 advance team \u2063for \u2064their\u2064 protection. Trump confirmed that he would still speak at the upcoming Republican National Convention, just days after the incident.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Assassination attempt did not have \u2018a crumbling effect\u2019 on Trump: Salena Zito<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T11:46:57-04:00\">July 14, 2024 11:46 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salena Zito<\/a> noted how the assassination attempt on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> did not appear to phase him, and that he was able to \u201cproject strength\u201d moments after the attempt on his life.<\/p>\n<p>Zito, who was attending the rally herself and spoke to the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kerry-prioritizes-so-called-climate-change-over-human-rights-issues-in-china\/\" title=\"Kerry prioritizes so-called climate change over human rights issues in China\">president ahead<\/a> of his speech, said she and her daughter and son-in-law were about three feet away from Trump when the gunshot sounds were heard. Right after the sound went off, she noticed that Trump had \u201ca red streak on his face,\u201d prompting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unveil-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" title=\"House Democrats Unveil .9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package\">act quickly<\/a> and protect him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut he didn\u2019t have a crumbling effect,\u201d Zito said on Fox News\u2019s <em>America\u2019s Newsroom<\/em>. \u201cThey often say when people see a traumatic event, that it goes in slow motion, they\u2019re absolutely right. And so I immediately saw the law enforcement surround him. They formed the protective shield around him. They took a protective stance, and they had him go down; he did not fall down. And then they made sure everything was all clear. I could hear everything. I can hear the president say, \u2018I need my shoes, I need my shoe.\u2019 And then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> stands, and he says \u2018fight, fight, fight.\u2019 I think he actually said it more than three times.\u201d <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2497622&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=71107612069fc73f4388ffa5a4da17bb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moments after getting back up from the ground, Trump raised his fist to the crowd, prompting the audience to cheer as he was escorted from the scene. Zito said that she thought Trump acted on instinct in the moment and wanted to show the public that \u201cit\u2019s ok, we\u2019re ok,\u201d adding that she believed Trump did \u201ca very effective job\u201d at showing strength right after he almost died.<\/p>\n<p>Zito added that she was \u201cforever grateful\u201d for the Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a>\u2019s advance team and the protection they offered to her and others amid the shooting. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Washington Examiner\u2019s Salena Zito and others take cover as U.S. Secret Service agents surround Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081566\/trump-confirms-will-speak-rnc-god-prevented-unthinkable-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he will still go and speak at this week\u2019s Republican National Convention<\/a>, which is starting just two days after the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting. He wrote on Truth Social that \u201cit was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Axelrod, a former senior adviser in the Obama White House, has contended that Trump will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081491\/trump-will-go-to-gop-convention-a-martyr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cgreeted as a kind of martyr\u201d<\/a> at the convention after Saturday\u2019s historic events. He added that the shooting marked a \u201cbracing moment for our country\u201d during a \u201cbitter election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally\u2019s shooter has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081557\/fbi-identifies-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a>, 20. The agency, which is leading the investigation, hasn\u2019t identified a motive for the shooting yet, but has identified it as an attempted assassination.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner observed that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump did not seem to affect him, as he was able to show strength immediately after the incident. Zito, who was present at the rally where the attempt occurred, described how Trump remained composed and even raised his fist to the crowd shortly after the incident. She praised the quick response of the Secret Service in protecting Trump and ensuring his safety. Trump has since confirmed that he will still speak at the upcoming Republican National Convention, just days after the shooting. The shooter has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, but the FBI has not yet determined a motive for the attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2294614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-assassination-attempt-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,33017,34951,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2294613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-political-analysis","tag-salena-zito","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-assassination-attempt-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}