Shots Fired at Cheeto Rally? Was the Orange Imbecile hit?

[Nickdfresh]

Here’s President Joe Biden only two weeks ago: “Donald Trump is a genuine threat to this nation. That is not hyperbole. He’s a threat to our freedom. He’s a threat to our democracy. He is literally a threat to the America that we stand for.”

On Saturday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris said on X that she would be attending a town hall "to discuss what’s at stake this election and the clear threat the former president represents to our democracy."

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., implied on July 11 that Trump supporters pose a threat to Americans, saying, "They’re saying it straight to your face: If you can disagree with Donald Trump, watch your back. It’s bone-chilling. It’s un-American. It’s dangerous for our democracy."

Again, WTF does any of this have to do with this "registered Republican" shooter that espoused extremist views on guns and was known to be unhinged? He was wearing a "Bunker" online store shirt, a site that lobbies for complete deregulation or all firearms including full auto....

Do you even know what the Heritage Foundations extremist Plan 2025 is? He IS a threat to democracy and even the economy at this point...

[Nickdfresh]

I agree with everything Romeo Delight has mentioned... the rhetoric from the Democrats, even at the top leadership positions... President, Senate and House... claiming Trump is an "existential threat to democracy" is exactly the divisive catalyst that motivated some nutcase to attempt Trump's assassination. Add the media fueling it continuously. All that was just fueling hatred and motivating violence.

Ford claiming a paintball gun... NickDumbass wanting proof of what has been repeated continuously... Shame on you both. Grow the fuck up and act like the middle-aged men you are not 12 year olds...

Well apparetnly you agree with stupid peple and like a lot of old people are glued to Fox on this. But Democrat rhetoric?

Are you fucking high? But don't let actual facts stop you now, Zahdooche. ANd make sure you check your yeard and closets for ANTIFA?!!

Here’s What Is Known About the Suspect Who Tried to Assassinate Trump


Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pa., a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting. Law enforcement officers looked over the scene of a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times
By Campbell Robertson, Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Glenn Thrush

• July 14, 2024Updated 2:54 p.m. ET

The 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania lived in a relatively affluent suburb in the hills south of Pittsburgh, about an hour’s drive from the site of the rally.

The neighborhood in Bethel Park where the shooter, identified by the F.B.I. as Thomas Matthew Crooks, grew up is “pretty firmly middle class, maybe upper-middle class,” Dan Grzybek, who represents the area on the county council, said in an interview on Sunday.

Mr. Grzybek briefly met the gunman’s parents last year when he was canvassing for his run. He did not recall the exact conversation, but he remembered they seemed pleasant and were open to hear his platform.

The gunman was a registered Republican, his mother was a Democrat and his father a Libertarian, a fairly typical mix for the area, Mr. Grzybek said.
“You’ve got a large spattering of different backgrounds and ideals, and definitely have a lot of mixed households in Bethel Park,” he said.

Mr. Crooks had been working as a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Marcie Grimm, the facility’s administrator, said the organization was shocked to learn of his involvement in the shooting, saying that he had “performed his job without concern and his background check was clean.” She declined to discuss further specifics of his employment, saying that center officials were cooperating with law enforcement investigators.

Two former classmates who attended Bethel Park High School with the gunman said they had not noticed any obvious warning signs.

One of the classmates, Zach Bradford, said he had taken American history and government classes with him, that he appeared to be “incredibly intelligent” and that his views in high school seemed “slightly right leaning.” Mr. Bradford said he remembered a couple of instances in which classmates gave Mr. Crooks a hard time, but he was shocked when he heard that Mr. Crooks had been identified as the shooter.

“I honestly would’ve never expected this,” he said.

The gunman appears to have graduated in 2022, according to a video recording of that year's graduation ceremony. School officials did not immediately respond to messages on Sunday, and one teacher said the staff had been instructed not to talk to the news media.
The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents on Saturday after he fired from “an elevated position” outside the outdoor rally venue where Mr. Trump was speaking, according to the Secret Service. An AR-15-type semiautomatic rifle found next to Mr. Crooks’s body was purchased by a family member, possibly his father, according to an official briefed on the investigation.

Law enforcement officials found materials for two explosive devices in Mr. Crooks’s car and believe they may have found a third at his residence, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.

Former F.B.I. officials said the bureau’s behavioral analysis unit would try to build out a profile of the gunman to understand his motivations and why he decided to carry out the attempted assassination. The F.B.I., which is running the investigation, will cast a wide net, interviewing friends and family members and scouring the internet for clues he might have left online or in a journal.

“This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the F.B.I. said in a statement early Sunday.

The gunman did not have a criminal history reflected in Pennsylvania’s public court records, and officials said they had not identified a motive. A voter-registration record showed Mr. Crooks’s Republican registration, though federal campaign-finance records show he donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a liberal voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform ActBlue in January 2021.

Law enforcement officers closed down all roads leading toward the home of the suspect’s family in Bethel Park. Numerous relatives did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Mr. Grzybek, who lives about a half-mile down the same street as the gunman’s family, said the area was in shock.

“Most people just can’t believe that this has happened in our neighborhood,” he said. “I typically walk my dogs every morning, and the number of people that I’ve seen walking through our street, just driving down and just stopping to take video and pictures, I think is pretty remarkable.”

Reporting was contributed by Mike Baker, Adam Goldman, Katie Benner, Brian Conway and Matthew Ericson. Jack Begg contributed research.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html

[FORD]

Ford claiming a paintball gun... NickDumbass wanting proof of what has been repeated continuously... Shame on you both. Grow the fuck up and act like the middle-aged men you are not 12 year olds...

I jumped the gun (no pun intended) with the paintball thing. Didn't sound like assault rifle fire to me. It was an honest mistake but I'll own it.

[Nickdfresh]

I jumped the gun (no pun intended) with the paintball thing. Didn't sound like assault rifle fire to me. It was an honest mistake but I'll own it.

M-16 type rifles are very loud, but TV audio and distance and other factors tend to make them sound like a muffled cough even in some old TV shows like The A-Team. But the 5.56mm (either variant from the Vietnam era to the newer 80's upgrade) flies at a very high velocity and breaks the sound barrier in real life...

[FORD]

Malaria issues a "statement"......

[Kristy]

The hate comes from Democratic Senators and House members literally calling for violence against Trump for years. Talking about punching in in the face and being eliminated. And then the typical CNNs and MSNBCs lying outright sewing division. That is where it comes from

You red-pilled fucking idiot. I want quotes, videos, receipts of your fucking rhetoric. Trump is a substantial threat to democracy and if you're too fucking stupid to see that then move to RuZZia suck on some Putin dick and get back to me on why you love there so much.

[Kristy]

I agree with everything Romeo Delight has mentioned... the rhetoric from the Democrats, even at the top leadership positions... President, Senate and House... claiming Trump is an "existential threat to democracy" is exactly the divisive catalyst that motivated some nutcase to attempt Trump's assassination. Add the media fueling it continuously. All that was just fueling hatred and motivating violence.

Ford claiming a paintball gun... NickDumbass wanting proof of what has been repeated continuously... Shame on you both. Grow the fuck up and act like the middle-aged men you are not 12 year olds...

You're a silly person.

[Kristy]

This was a publicity stunt pulled by the Orange F A T T Y's inner circle to gather sympathy votes from that fucking clown Kennedy. The shooter was a disgruntled right-wing fucktard who wasn't there to kill Trump but shoot at any liberal he saw in the crowd. It's so easy, too easy to kill someone even a president if you no longer care about you own life and this MAGA piece of shit didn't care about himself at all. "Assassination attempt" my F A T American ass. This was staged, planned and acted upon with Trump's knowledge otherwise that F A T fuck would be pushing up daises and fertilizing them with all the Putin's cum in his body.

Yes, I know all you MAGA fuck monkeys are hurting. You so desperately want Trump to do all that racist work for you; to kill off the poor, the sick, the needy and the elderly. You want him to brutalize and terrorize families of immigrants, to rapidly dismantle government, to make the rich richer while believing you are immune to his fascist fuckery all because you're white and male. Fuck you. Can't wait to suck his dick all in the name of "freedom" while he robs you blind.

[ZahZoo]

I have no more words... geez Kristy you're making Nick look smart and that takes some effort...

[Nickdfresh]

That's the nicest thing you've said to me, Zah!

[Nickdfresh]

Your now inactive shooter ladies and gents, poor sod, now he'll never see a real vagina:

[Seshmeister]

Why is it that when someone does something crazy like a school shooting or assassination attempt does everyone then take their world view or motivations super seriously and as being very very important? If you see someone in the street who is mentally ill do you go up and ask their opinions on anything? It's a fundamental nonsense that happens every time with shit like this, the absolute last person who we should be worrying about the views or opinions of is the shooter.

The person you disagree with the most on the internet or even in this forum is 1000 times more relatable than someone that shoots people. Who gives a fuck if this guy was a registered Republican or donated money to whoever he was clearly a nut?

Secondly if you believe in an invisible god character that is absolutely fine with little children dying of horrible cancers in agony but thinks he steps up to make sure bullets go slightly to the left so that they don't hit sex offenders then in my humble opinion you need to to calm it a bit.

[Seshmeister]

M-16 type rifles are very loud, but TV audio and distance and other factors tend to make them sound like a muffled cough even in some old TV shows like The A-Team. But the 5.56mm (either variant from the Vietnam era to the newer 80's upgrade) flies at a very high velocity and breaks the sound barrier in real life...

This guy as a 20 year old couldn't legally buy a beer?

Biden said 'An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation.'.

The rest of the world looks at this and thinks it is more American than apple pie.

Just sayin...

[Seshmeister]

This was a publicity stunt pulled by the Orange F A T T Y's inner circle to gather sympathy votes from that fucking clown Kennedy.

Clear your cookies.

And that goes for Romeo too.

Actually we all should all the time.

[FORD]

Just like Alt-Reich Betty & Veronica to immediately say some stupid shit.