{"id":2315978,"date":"2024-07-30T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-account-believed-to-be-owned-by-trumps-shooter-displayed-antisemitic-and-anti-immigrant-themes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:00:33","slug":"social-media-account-believed-to-be-owned-by-trumps-shooter-displayed-antisemitic-and-anti-immigrant-themes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-account-believed-to-be-owned-by-trumps-shooter-displayed-antisemitic-and-anti-immigrant-themes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media account believed to be owned by Trump\u2019s shooter displayed antisemitic and anti-immigrant themes &#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\">36<\/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%2Fsocial-media-account-believed-to-be-owned-by-trumps-shooter-displayed-antisemitic-and-anti-immigrant-themes-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=2315978&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>During\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">recent hearing<\/a>, FBI\u200d Deputy Director Paul \u2062Abbate\u2064 revealed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a> believed\u2062 to \u2063belong \u2062to Thomas Matthew Crooks, a suspect \u2063in an attack on \u200cformer President Donald Trump, displayed \u2063antisemitic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-3rd-special-session-kicks-off-after-head-of-conservative-pac-meets-with-known-white-supremacist\/\" title=\"Texas&#039; 3rd Special Session Begins Following Conservative PAC Leader&#039;s Meeting With White Supremacist\">anti-immigrant \u2062sentiments<\/a>. Crooks,\u200b 20, was involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-confirms-withholding-key-funds-from-schools-that-have-hunting-classes\/\" title=\"Biden Administration holds back crucial funds from schools offering hunting courses.\">shooting \u200cincident<\/a> at Trump&#8217;s\u200c Pennsylvania rally, resulting\u200b in one death and three injuries.\u200b Abbate noted that the account had \u200dover 700 comments posted between\u200c 2019 and 2020, many of which\u2064 espoused political violence and \u2064were deemed extreme. This information \u2063was shared \u200das part of Abbate&#8217;s opening statements to Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee members.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Social media account believed to be owned by Trump&rsquo;s shooter displayed antisemitic and anti-immigrant themes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716796\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> Deputy Director Paul Abbate said a social media account that the agency believes may belong to former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s would-be assassin reflected &ldquo;antisemitic and anti-immigration themes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Abbate told senators during a joint hearing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-judiciary-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate Judiciary<\/a> and Homeland Security Committee members that in the &ldquo;2019-2020 time frame,&rdquo; over 700 comments were posted from an account they believe belonged to Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who killed one and injured three, including the former president after he opened fire at Trump&rsquo;s Pennsylvania rally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes to espouse political violence and are described as extreme in nature,&rdquo; Abbate said. <\/p>\n<p>The revelation of the social media account came during Abbate&rsquo;s opening statements in which he described a timeline of 90 minutes in which law enforcement personnel were aware of a &ldquo;suspicious&rdquo; person but still allowed Trump to take the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Acting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Service<\/a>&nbsp;Director Ronald Rowe became frustrated at his own agency during the hearing while answering questions from Republicans and Democrats. He pointed to photos of the building that Crooks was able to access without law enforcement knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is from the AGR building. This point of view is the point of view where the countersniper team locally was posted. The gold arrow indicates where the shooter fired from, looking left,&rdquo; Rowe said with clear emotion in his voice. &ldquo;Why was the assailant not seen?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe said he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3104013\/secret-service-hearing-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>visited the building<\/a> where Crooks shot at Trump and rally attendees, saying he &ldquo;cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.&rdquo;<\/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_1716796\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716796\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media account thought to be associated with the individual who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump exhibited themes of antisemitism and anti-immigration, according to FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate. During a joint hearing with members of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Abbate revealed that over 700 comments were made from an account believed to belong to Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who fatally shot one person and injured three others at Trump&#8217;s rally in Pennsylvania. He noted that some comments attributed to the shooter appeared to promote political violence and contained extreme antisemitic and anti-immigrant sentiments. This information was disclosed as Abbate outlined a timeline during which law enforcement was aware of a &#8220;suspicious&#8221; individual but still permitted Trump to take the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe expressed frustration during the hearing while responding to questions from both Republican and Democratic senators. He highlighted images showing how Crooks accessed a building without law enforcement&#8217;s knowledge, questioning why security measures were inadequate at that location where he fired upon Trump and rally attendees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2315979,"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\/Secret_Service_hearing_8-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7053,4300,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2315978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-antisemitism","tag-shooting","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Secret_Service_hearing_8-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315978","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}