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Gunfire broke out during a Trump rally in PA on Saturday. Secret Service responds quickly during Trump rally incident. Former President Trump is in the hospital following the violence.

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•  Trump PA rally shooter dead 
•  Trump rushed off stage during rally in Butler, Pennsylvania 
•  Five gunshots were heard during rally before Trump covered by Secret Service 
•  Trump left the stage bleeding on the side of the head after shots broke out 
•  American rally attendees ducked in response to the noise 

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BREAKING NEWS2 hour(s) ago

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FBI identifies shooter in assassination attempt of Trump

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified 20-year-old Thomas Mathew Crooks as the shooter in the assassination attempt of former President Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI,” the statement continued.

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11 min(s) ago

Boris Johnson says there is ‘tragic fragility of democracy in the face of violence and unreason’

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was a “miracle” that former President Trumpsurvived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

“It is a miracle that Donald Trump escaped an attempted assassination,” Johnson wrote on X. “As we give thanks for his safety we are reminded once again of the tragic fragility of democracy in the face of violence and unreason. Our thoughts are with the president and the Trump family.”

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57 min(s) ago

CNN host scolds Trump for saying ‘Fight!’ in immediate aftermath of assassination attempt

A CNN correspondent criticized former President Trump for yelling “fight!” to his supporters in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

Trump could be seen bleeding from his ear as he was hustled off stage Saturday evening, shortly after a gunman opened fire at his rally. As Secret Service agents moved him away once the shooter had been killed, Trump raised his first and yelled “fight!” repeatedly, to roars of appreciation from his supporters.

CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel suggested the presumptive Republican nominee was sending the wrong message.

“I do want to say there was one thing that when I watched the tape, I found odd because of all of the heated rhetoric, and that is after he was hit, former President Trump got up and said, ‘fight, fight, fight,’” Gangel said.

“I think what we’re hearing from people is that’s not the message that we want to be sending right now. We want to tamp it down,” she said.

Fox News’ Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.

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2 hour(s) ago

Sen. Rick Scott demands ‘immediate answers’ after assassination attempt of Trump

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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla, said after the assassination attempt of former President Trump that the incident requires “immediate answers” from DHS and the Secret Service.

“The assassination attempt on President Trump and murder of an innocent American demands immediate answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Secret Service,” Scott said in a statement. “It is a miracle that President Trump is alive and well but absolutely inexcusable that the deranged would-be assassin had a direct line of sight to the former president and the leading candidate for President of the United States.”

“The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) has an oversight responsibility and an obligation to the American people to demand answers from DHS and the U.S. Secret Service on how this happened and what steps are being taken to investigate this assassination attempt and make sure it never happens again,” he continued. “Chairman Gary Peters must immediately hold a HSGAC hearing, before August 1st, with testimony from these agencies and deliver the answers that we as U.S. Senators and the American people demand and deserve from our government. The security of our Republic is being questioned and we as a nation need answers.”

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2 hour(s) ago

Condoleezza Rice says Americans ‘must do better’ to ‘lower the temperature of the political debate’

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Americans must “repudiate violence” and “lower the temperature of the political debate” after the assassination attempt of former President Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania.

“Today, we witnessed a heinous act of violence unfold in Pennsylvania,” Rice wrote on social media. “Former President Trump is in my prayers right now. We as Americans must do better — to repudiate violence, lower the temperature of the political debate, and uphold the hallmarks of a healthy democracy.”

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3 hour(s) ago

Trump seen for first time after assassination attempt

Former President Trump is seen exiting his plane early Sunday morning, the first time after his assassination attempt.

He suffered injuries to his ear after the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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4 hour(s) ago

JFK’s grandson condemns Trump shooting

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BREAKING NEWS4 hour(s) ago

Trump rally shooter suspect ID’d: reports

New details have emerged about the suspected shooter who injured former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday.

The shooter has been identified as a 20-year-old male from the Local Butler County area, according to multiple reports, citing the FBI.

Other details about the suspect, including his name have not been released.

Shots rang out just minutes after the former president took the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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4 hour(s) ago

Dramatic video of Trump shows moments leading to shooting: ‘He’s got a gun!’

A dramatic video filmed at former President Trump’srally in Pennsylvania Saturday shows the chaotic moments after attendees realized that someone was armed.

A video, filmed from the audience, shows Trump on stage speaking. Within a few seconds someone can be heard shouting: “He’s got a gun!”

Several people in the crowd seemed to realize that an individual was armed before any shots rang out. The footage shows those nearby descending into pandemonium.

“He’s got a gun!” shouts one of the attendees.

“He’s on the roof!” shouts another.

Multiple shots could then be heard ringing out. The video, still rolling, shows attendees running for cover.

A voice could be heard advising others not to go near the building on which the shooter is situated.

Within seconds it’s evident that the shooter had been neutralized.

“He’s dead. I just seen his hair go up. They shot him in the head,” someone says.

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4 hour(s) ago

Bomb squad on their way to attend to a van in Butler: local media

Local media are reporting that police are on the scene searching a van in Butler with out of state plates, and the bomb squad is on the way.

WTAE reported that police are currently on the scene in Lawrence Avenue, where they are searching a van with out of state plates. A WTAE reporter said the van is believed to have sitting there for hours and a bomb squad is on the way.

It comes hours after a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler. The Secret Service says that a suspected shooter fired multiple shots. The shooter was killed by Secret Service. The agency said Trump is safe, but one spectator was killed and another injured.

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4 hour(s) ago

House Oversight Committee summons Secret Service chief to testify

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4 hour(s) ago

Steve Scalise says former President Trump was ‘one of the first’ to check on him after 2017 shooting

US President Donald Trump greets Rep Steve Scalise(C) R-LA upon arrival at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana on January 14, 2019

House Majority Leader and shooting survivor Steve Scalise shared that Donald Trump visited him and his family back in 2017 during after a shooting at a practice session for the Congressional baseball game.

“President Trump was one of the first people to come check on me & console my family at the hospital when I was shot on the baseball field in 2017.”

“That’s the kind of caring person he is.”

“Tonight I’m praying for him & the victims of this political violence.”

“We know he’s a strong fighter.”

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4 hour(s) ago

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ‘sickened’ by rally shooting

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to the deadly shooting at former President Trump’s Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.

“I’m sickened by the shooting at former President Trump,” Trudeau wrote on X Saturday evening. “It cannot be overstated — political violence is never acceptable.”

He said he thoughts were with “former President Trump, those at the event, and all Americans.” 

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5 hour(s) ago

President Biden travels back to the White House after Trump rally shooting

A July 13, 2024 photo shows the White House in Washington, DC. US President Joe Biden is returning to Washington from his Rehoboth Beach vacation home after former US president Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden is expected to return to the White House on Saturday evening in the wake of the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump.

The sitting president is currently traveling from Delaware. He was exiting a church in Rehoboth Beach when he learned of the shooting.

“The President will depart Rehoboth Beach, Delaware en route to Dover Air Force Base,” the White House said in a statement. “Then, the President will depart Dover Air Force Base en route to Joint Base Andrews…Later, the President will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House.”

The White House also said that Biden spoke with Trump on the phone, but no details were reported. According to the Associated Press, Biden is scheduled to meet with law enforcement and homeland security officials on Sunday.

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BREAKING NEWS5 hour(s) ago

Biden spoke to Trump after shooting at rally, White House says

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following the incident that occurred at a campaign rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

President Biden spoke to former President Donald Trump after the shooting at a Trump rally on Saturday evening.

“This evening, President Biden spoke to former President Trump,” a White House official said.

“The President also spoke to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy.”  

“Tonight, the President is returning to Washington DC. Tomorrow morning at the White House, he will receive an updated briefing from homeland security and law enforcement officials.” 

Those briefing the president included Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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5 hour(s) ago

Trump discharged from hospital following shooting, Biden returns early to White House

President Biden speaks at a podium. (Getty)

Former President Trump was discharged from a Pittsburgh-area hospital late Saturday after he was injured during a shooting at his rally earlier in the day.

The local ABC affiliate reported he was discharged shortly after 9PM Eastern Time, and Fox News Digital confirmed the presumptive Republican nominee had indeed left.

Trump had reportedly been treated at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, which hosts a Level I trauma center and is about 45 minutes south of the Butler Farm Show Complex where the rally was held.

Meanwhile, President Biden was returning to the White House on Saturday evening, cutting short a trip to his beach house in Kent County, Del.

Biden called the shooting “sick.”

“We cannot allow for this to be happening,” he added.

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5 hour(s) ago

California Dem Rep. Barbara Lee says ‘violence has no place,’ calls for thorough investigation

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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., said she was “thankful” that former President Trump is “safe” following the deadly shooting at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.

“Political violence has absolutely no place in this country or anywhere in the world – period,” Lee, who represents the Los Angeles area, said. “I’m thankful Donald Trump is safe. My condolences go to the loved ones of the person who lost their life at today’s rally.”

The Democrat added that law enforcement and the Secret Service “must conduct a thorough investigation and ensure those responsible are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

She called it a “critical time in our history and we must not allow this violence to escalate further.”

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5 hour(s) ago

FBI says its leading assassination investigation in Pennsylvania after Trump rally shooting

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“The FBI has assumed the role of the lead federal law enforcement agency in the investigation of the incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred earlier today in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI said in a statement on Saturday night, obtained by Fox News Digital.

“Special agents of the FBI Pittsburgh Field Officeresponded immediately, to include crisis response team members and evidence response technicians. We will continue to support this investigation with the full resources of the FBI, alongside our partners at the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement,” it said.

“Anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is asked to call our tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.”

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6 hour(s) ago

Merrick Garland calls Trump shooting ‘attack on our democracy’

Merrick Garland

Attorney General Merrick Garland released a statement on Saturday night condemning the shooting at former President Trump’s Pennsylvania rally.

The Biden official said he was actively looking into the situation.

“I have been briefed on the shooting at former President Trump’s rally, and have briefed the President. The FBI, ATF, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the Department’s National Security Division are currently working with the Secret Service as well as state and local law enforcement partners on the ground in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Garland said.

“My heart is with the former President, those injured, and the family of the spectator killed in this horrific attack.”

He finished, “We will not tolerate violence of any kind, and violence like this is an attack on our democracy. The Justice Department will bring every available resource to bear to this investigation.” 

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6 hour(s) ago

Eyewitness at Trump rally says ‘there was blood everywhere’

A witness at Trump’s rally, Brandon Christie, shared his firsthand experience of the shooting on ‘Hannity’ Saturday.

“We’re all just there, you know, looking up at the screen that he has up. And I heard a loud pop and I thought it was like the speaker cracking and we heard another one.”

“And then people start screaming. And so we all just hit the ground. And I started looking around as what was going on, and I saw one of the Secret Service guys, he was firing back. There was probably 6 or 7 shots tota l, maybe. And then I woke up in the bleachers and people were just screaming and crying, and there’s just blood everywhere.”

“There’s just there’s blood all over his family members. There was a guy up there trying to administer CPR. It just. It all happened so quick. Like, still trying to process everything, and we’re just all down on the ground, and people down on the ground are crying. We don’t know what to do. People are just screaming and crying.”

“And then all of a sudden, people will start standing up and we start walking out and we locked on top of the building. And there are Secret Service up there. They’re standing around what we now know was the shooter. At that time, we really didn’t know where it was coming from.”

“Now no one really started running, we just all kind of hit the ground and people were yelling for paramedics and police to come. And there was probably 6 or 7 state troopers that just all of a sudden showed up out of nowhere, and they pulled him off the bleachers. And he was dead at that time.”

The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are actively investigating the scene.

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6 hour(s) ago

Blinken ‘shocked and saddened’ by shooting at Trump rally

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is “shocked and saddened” by the shooting at this evening’s Trump rally in Pennsylvania.

“I’m shocked and saddened by the shooting at former President Trump’s rally and grateful that he is safe. As @POTUS said, there is no place for political violence in America and we must all condemn it,” he said.

The incident took place at a campaign rally in Butler. The Secret Service says that a suspected shooter fired multiple shots. The shooter was killed by Secret Service. The agency said Trump is safe, but one spectator was killed and another injured.

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6 hour(s) ago

Trump campaign and RNC release joint statement following assassination attempt at rally

As was communicated earlier this evening, President Trump is doing well and grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their fast action. President Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States. As our party’s nominee, President Trump will continue to share his vision to Make America Great Again.- Donald J. Trump for President 2024 Senior Advisors Susie Wiles & Chris LaCivita & Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chairman Lara Trump

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6 hour(s) ago

Tiffany Trump responds to ‘attempted assasination’: ‘Political violence is never the answer’

Tiffany Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter, issued a statement Saturday night after assasination attempt of her father at Pennsylvania rally.

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6 hour(s) ago

Tulsi Gabbard is ‘praying’ for Trump

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Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, said on Saturday she was “praying” for former President Trump following the deadly shooting at his Pennsylvania rally.

“I’m praying for President Trump, his safety, and for our country,” Gabbard, who now identifies as an independent, wrote on X.

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6 hour(s) ago

Eyewitness to Trump rally shooting: ‘There was blood everywhere’

Brandon Christie, a witness at Trump’s rally, tells ‘Hannity’ about seeing the audience member who was reportedly shot, saying ‘there was blood all over’ his relatives.

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6 hour(s) ago

House Oversight Committee wants Secret Service director to appear on Trump shooting ‘soon’

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) (C) speaks during a news conference. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Chairman of the GOP-led House Oversight Committee James Comer said that he wants the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing on the former President Trump shooting “soon.”

In a statement, Comer thanked the “brave” USSS members.

“My prayers are with President Trump and the victims of the assassination attempt at today’s rally in Pennsylvania,” he said. “I thank the brave Secret Service members who put their lives at risk to protect President Trump and for the American patriots in the audience who helped innocent victims.”

Comer said that Americans “demand” answers after the USSS said that the suspected shooter fired towards to the stage “from an elevated position outside the rally venue.”

“Political violence in all forms is unamerican and unacceptable,” Comer said. “There are many questions and Americans demand answers.”

Comer said that committee would send Cheatle an invitation “soon.”

“I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing. The Oversight Committee will send a formal invitation soon.”