Attempt to Kill President Donald Trump
UPDATED
We are awaiting more news on the attempt to kill former President Donald Trump. He was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania at a campaign rally when shots rang out. One of the first shots hit Mr. Trump in or around his right ear. There was blood strewn across his face. Immediately after he was hit, he ducked down (which probably saved his life.)
Latest reports say there was a single shooter. One person attending the rally was killed and another two were wounded.
But from the look and feel of the attack it appears to be a highly professional attempted assassination. Firing at the head is a mark of a professional shooter.
There is a brief video of the dead shooter on a rooftop some distance from the reviewing stand. Here is a photo from a video at the scene:
Take note of the following eyewitness report (on X.com):
Shooter was bear crawling across a roof, just outside the venue, with a rifle in his hands. Eyewitness and his friends were screaming at the police and Secret Service for 2 to 3 minutes. No one did anything.
https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1812277706072981713
MSNBC reported that “The shots were fired from outside the venue's security perimeter established by the Secret Service, three senior law enforcement sources said.”
One is reminded of the horrific murder of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963. Despite a massive coverup, Kennedy was shot in the head, most likely from the Grassy Knoll or near the roadway where his car passed by. The shot was to the front of the head as the Zapruder film clearly shows. It was clearly a professional assassination involving a number of shooters.
Reports say that the Trump shooter operated from a distance, meaning they probably had long range rifles with scopes. I watched videos of the shooting and you can clearly hear the gunfire, but the sound is far from the reviewing stand where Trump stood.
We don’t have any real information on the security at the rally, or how well the perimeter was protected (if at all).
All the recent reports say Trump is likely to win the election. Is this connected with the attempt to kill him? I would think so.
The Secret Service can help the American people by telling everything they know and all that they learn, with complete transparency. I am not so confident this will happen.
Mr. Trump was taken away in an armored vehicle.
Stay tuned. Be skeptical.
There are people everywhere trying to hurt Trump. Vile.
Stephen, there is a long list of people in the US who are openly or somewhat less openly calling for murder, assassination, liquidation, removal of President Trump.
Many if them public figures, some writing on Substack. Like Timothy Snider.
It is important to call them out. American citizens will vote and decide who is going to lead US. All American public figures, intellectuals should grow up, recognize hysteria, refuse violence.