{"id":2320111,"date":"2024-08-06T16:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressional-candidate-pushes-two-shooter-trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:04:07","slug":"gop-congressional-candidate-pushes-two-shooter-trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressional-candidate-pushes-two-shooter-trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP congressional candidate pushes two-shooter Trump assassination attempt conspiracy &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgop-congressional-candidate-pushes-two-shooter-trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracy-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=2320111&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>A Republican candidate for New Jersey\u2019s 5th Congressional District, Mary Jo Guinchard, \u2063has circulated a fundraising email promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-stance-on-vaccines-and-jfk-conspiracy-on-joe-rogan-podcast\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. supports vaccine stance and discusses JFK conspiracy on Joe Rogan podcast.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">conspiracy theory<\/a> suggesting<\/a> that there\u2063 were two shooters involved in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on former President Donald Trump. She further claimed that the Secret Service allowed the attack\u200d to happen intentionally. While only one shooter, Thomas\u200c Matthew Crooks, has \u200dbeen identified by\u200b the FBI, Guinchard has expressed intentions to reform the Secret Service, criticizing its practices and implying that the presence of female agents contributed to failures during the attack. \u200dDespite her efforts, she faces \u2064significant\u200b challenges in winning the election against the incumbent Democrat, Josh\u2064 Gottheimer, as New Jersey is predominantly a blue state, with the Cook Political Report rating Gottheimer&#8217;s \u200bseat \u2063as \u201csolid Democrat.\u201d The idea of multiple shooters \u2064in assassination attempts is not new, as noted by political expert\u2063 Joseph Uscinski.  <\/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\">GOP congressional candidate pushes two-shooter Trump assassination attempt conspiracy<\/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_1724509\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Jersey&rsquo;s<\/a> 5th Congressional District seat held by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) pushed a conspiracy theory in a fundraising email that there were two shooters at the assassination attempt on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate, Mary Jo Guinchard, also alleged that the Secret Service had let the attack go forward on purpose, the <em>New Jersey Globe<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/campaigns\/gop-congressional-candidate-floats-trump-assassination-attempt-theories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Only one shooter has been identified, Thomas Matthew Crooks, in the FBI&rsquo;s investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Guinchard also promised to reform the Secret Service&rsquo;s &ldquo;apparent DEI mentality&rdquo; in a continuance of Republican attacks against the agency for its failures during the assassination attempt. Some have targeted the presence of females on Trump&rsquo;s Secret Service staff as a shortcoming of the unit, noting one was not tall enough to shield the former president from gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>But Guinchard is unlikely to win against Gottheimer. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rates the Democrat&rsquo;s seat as &ldquo;solid Democrat.&rdquo; New Jersey is largely a blue state and has three GOP members of the House in 12 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Second-shooter theories are not unprecedented in assassination attempts. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not shocking that people are talking about second shooters,&rdquo; Joseph Uscinski, a University of Miami political science professor who studies conspiracy theories, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-second-shooter-water-tower-conspiracy-theory-rcna163154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> NBC News. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s really nothing new under the sun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s widely known that people theorized about a second shooter participating in former President John F. Kennedy&rsquo;s assassination. The theory appears to play off that one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have seen some pretty interesting video on the internet by experts that certainly calls into question what the FBI is telling us about a single shooter,&rdquo;&nbsp;Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said on Fox News. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know, but we can&rsquo;t trust the FBI and the Secret Service to do an honest and open and transparent investigation. That&rsquo;s just a very sad fact. So we have got to rely on other sources, independent, to really find out what the truth of the matter was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was shot dead by law enforcement after taking shots at Trump, whose ear was grazed by the would-be assassin&rsquo;s bullet. No evidence has pointed to there being a second shooter.<\/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_1724509\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724509\"}});<\/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 Republican candidate for New Jersey&#8217;s 5th Congressional District, currently held by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), has promoted a conspiracy theory in a fundraising email suggesting that there were two shooters involved in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Mary Jo Guinchard claimed that the Secret Service intentionally allowed the attack to occur, according to the New Jersey Globe. The FBI investigation has only identified one shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. Guinchard also vowed to reform what she described as the Secret Service&#8217;s &#8220;apparent DEI mentality,&#8221; continuing Republican criticism of the agency for its handling of the incident. Some have criticized the presence of women on Trump&#8217;s Secret Service team, arguing that one agent was not tall enough to protect him from gunfire. However, Guinchard faces an uphill battle against Gottheimer; The Cook Political Report categorizes his seat as &#8220;solid Democrat.&#8221; New Jersey is predominantly a blue state with only three Republicans among its twelve House representatives. The idea of multiple shooters is not new in discussions about assassination attempts; Joseph Uscinski, a political science professor at the University of Miami who studies conspiracy theories, noted that speculation about second shooters has historical precedent, such as in discussions surrounding John F. Kennedy&#8217;s assassination. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) echoed this sentiment on Fox News, expressing skepticism towards both the FBI and Secret Service investigations and suggesting reliance on independent sources for truth-seeking. Crooks was killed by law enforcement after firing at Trump, who sustained only minor injuries from a bullet grazing his ear; no evidence supports claims of a second shooter being involved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320112,"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\/08\/Trump-failed-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34943,37364,3985,6203,3634],"class_list":["post-2320111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-congressional-candidate","tag-conspiracy","tag-gop","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-failed-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320111","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}