by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
I am still in shock. When I first learned that Donald Trump had been shot, I literally had difficulty processing the information. I watched footage of the shooting over and over, and honestly I am still trying to put the pieces together. The Secret Service is supposed to be far better at protecting our leaders than this. If Trump had not shifted his head at the last moment, he would have almost certainly been killed. Sadly, firefighter Corey Comperatore was not so fortunate. He was killed by one of the bullets that the shooter fired. Trump was hit in the ear, but we are being told that he is doing just fine. But how long will it be before someone else tries again?
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What we just witnessed is truly, truly horrible. No matter how you plan to vote, we should all be united in denouncing political violence.
For years, many of our political leaders and many in the mainstream media have been using extremely inflammatory language to denounce Donald Trump, and this has caused emotions to run extremely high.
It was only a matter of time before all of that inflammatory language inspired someone to commit an act of great violence.
The following are 8 things that we know about the man that shot Trump…
#1 It is being reported that the shooter is a 20-year-old male named Thomas Matthew Crooks…
Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting.
The FBI named Crooks in a statement early Sunday morning, identifying him as a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles south of Butler, where Trump was holding his rally.
Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter, before being killed by the Secret Service, according to law enforcement officials.
Just like John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, Thomas Matthew Crooks has three names.
Is that just some sort of bizarre coincidence?
#2 We are being told that Crooks used “an AR-style rifle” to shoot at Trump…
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, had been armed with ‘an AR-style rifle’.
There are some that are claiming that this was a highly advanced rifle that was extremely expensive. I have not been able to find any official verification of this yet.
#3 Apparently the “AR-style rifle” was originally purchased by the father of Crooks…
Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that investigators believe the weapon was bought by the father of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who’s been identified as the shooter, at least six months ago.
#4 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Crooks also had “explosive devices” in his vehicle…
Authorities found explosive devices in the car of the man who officials say tried to assassinate former President Trump, according to people briefed on the investigation.
The car, which Thomas Matthew Crooks drove, was parked near the Trump rally in Butler, PA, on Saturday.
Police received multiple reports of suspicious packages around near where the shooter was, authorities said, prompting them to dispatch bomb technicians.
#5 Crooks was employed at a nearby nursing home and he successfully passed a background check when he applied…
Crooks worked as a dietary aid, a job that generally involves food preparation, at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, less than a mile from his home. In a statement provided to USA TODAY on Sunday, Marcie Grimm, the facility’s administrator, said she was “shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement.”
“Thomas Matthew Crooks performed his job without concern and his background check was clean,” Grimm said. “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials at this time. Due to the ongoing investigation, we cannot comment further on any specifics. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Former President Trump and the victims impacted by this terrible tragedy. We condemn all acts of violence.”
Preparing food at a nursing home is kind of a dead end job for a 20-year-old that is just starting out in life. This may have fed into any feelings of desperation and depression that he was feeling.
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