GOP, Dems react to would-be Trump assassination at ex-president’s Florida golf course: Grateful but concerned
Lawmakers from both parties breathed a sigh of relief that former President Donald Trump was safe after the second assassination attempt in as many months, with the bipartisan task force investigating the July attack saying it was “deeply concerned about political violence.” Questions about President Trump's security continued to swirl on Sunday after the Secret […]
Would-Be Trump Assassin 300-500 Yards Away with Scoped Rifle
Authorities said the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump was seen standing between 300 and 500 yards from the former president on Sunday, holding a scoped rifle. “How far away was the president when this man was arrested?” reporters asked officials at a press conference on Sunday. “Probably between 300 and 500 yards,” Palm […]
Suspected would-be Trump assassin’s social media accounts apparently repeat left-wing alarmism: ‘DEMOCRACY is on the ballot’
An X-shaped profile believed to belong to Ryan Routh, the man police say tried to shoot former President Donald Trump on Sunday, shows support for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukraine in the war against Russian aggression. “Visit the hospitals of the victims of the Trump rallies and attend the funerals of […]
NBC Confirms Would-Be Trump Assassin’s Name
NBC News has confirmed the identity of the would-be assassin detained by authorities on Sunday after a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “The individual in custody who was shot by Secret Service personnel while in possession of a semi-automatic rifle is Ryan Wesley Routh, 58,” said three senior law enforcement officials briefed […]
Trump ‘safe and well’ after being targeted by would-be assassin with assault rifle for second time in 2 months
A Florida sheriff said he spent nearly $21,000 investigating dozens of false threats against schools posted on social media, blaming parents and students. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Friday. Speaking at a news conference alongside officials from Volusia Public Schools, he said the situation was “totally out of control.” Chitwood said 54 threats were […]
Why would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks remains an infuriating enigma weeks after shooting
Five weeks after the first assassination attempt on a sitting or former president in more than four decades, the public still knows very little about the 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks. Since his identity was revealed, the FBI and members of Congress have been scrutinizing every aspect of his life, both online and offline, trying […]
GOP rep says would-be Trump assassin had encrypted messaging accounts in 3 foreign countries, rips intelligence community
The gunman who nearly assassinated former President Donald Trump used encrypted messaging accounts on several foreign platforms, according to a Republican appointed to a congressional committee investigating the assassination attempt. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a member of the bipartisan House Task Force on the Assassination Attempt of President Donald Trump, has identified three countries linked […]
Body of Trump’s would-be assassin is ‘gone,’ congressman reveals FBI’s ‘unheard of’ act in investigation ‘obstruction’
Congressmen released a preliminary investigation report into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump this week, declaring the assassin’s body “missing,” and saying the FBI acted “unprecedented” in a way that they believe “impeded further investigation efforts.” Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana), a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force on the Assassination Attempt of […]
Would-be Trump assassin’s rampage ended when SWAT hit his rifle with a bullet, report says
The July 13 assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks on former President Donald J. Trump and attendees at a Pennsylvania rally was ended by a “super tough” SWAT officer who fired a bullet into Crooks’ rifle from 100 yards above the ground, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) said. Higgins said on Aug. 15, Crooks, 20, was […]
Technology, K-9s, Persistence Lead to Arrest of Would-Be Migrant Got-Aways near Border in Texas
QUEMADO, Texas — Three Mexican nationals from Coahuila state crossed the Rio Grande River just north of the small border town of Quemado and headed north into Texas. After crossing U.S. Highway 277 between Eagle Pass and Del Rio, the migrants set off surveillance cameras that alerted Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, the Texas […]