Failed Secret Service protection leads to Trump rally attack
Thomas Crooks tried to kill former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. The assassination attempt failed, the Republican candidate was not seriously harmed, and the 20-year-old assailant was neutralized. Information about posts he allegedly published on one social media site surfaced online.
1:27 PM EDT, July 26, 2024
On July 13, during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an attempt was made on Donald Trump's life. The 20-year-old Thomas Crooks shot the former U.S. president, wounding him in the ear. The assailant was shot dead.
It is not known why the 20-year-old decided to attempt an assassination on the Republican Party candidate. What is certain, however, is that the Secret Service, responsible for Trump’s protection, utterly failed. They knew about the threat before the assassination attempt but did not prevent it. Investigators are working to understand why this happened.
Attempt on Donald Trump's life. New information about the 20-year-old
New information about the assailant is coming to light. It was recently reported that Thomas Crooks had been searching online for information about how President John F. Kennedy's assassin operated. Now, posts he allegedly made on social media have been published.
According to the Daily Mail, Gab social network CEO Andrew Torba reported that Crooks might have posted opinions on the platform supporting the policies of sitting President Joe Biden. The site’s head obtained this information from authorities. The 20-year-old supposedly posted under the username @epicmicrowave, although the Gab CEO could not confirm this. The account was last active in 2021.
A total of nine posts were published from the said profile. From their content, it appears that the user supported Biden's policies, including on the pandemic and migration. The user claimed that the president’s actions do not contribute to increased crime related to human trafficking.
Biden's executive orders do not encourage human trafficking because traffickers are not interested in citizenship, just as most illegal immigrants are not criminals. Some studies (like the one linked below) show lower crime rates committed by these individuals, wrote the user, who is allegedly the assailant.
Despite this, there is still no certainty about Thomas Crooks' political views. It is surprising that such a young person was almost absent online, which only fuels conspiracy theories around the attempt on Trump’s life.
