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Did the shots fired at President Trump and rally attendees by Thomas Matthew Crooks come out of nowhere? No.
We now know that
- Crooks had been spotted on the scene, behaving suspiciously and even on the roof
- The 20-year-old was the subject of law enforcement alerts including those triggered by a call from his parents.
- He had been previously accused of threatening a school shooting.
- He was searching for information about the rally and event dates
So it’s not as if there wasn’t plenty of material to work with and if he had indeed been suspected of threatening a school shooting, he should have been on the radar for federal authorities before a presidential visit.
Federal law enforcement failed to do its job from beginning to end. The Secret Service has offered vapid excuses. Cabinet members are making empty promises about an independent investigation. But the bottom line is that the same failed system cannot and should not be trusted to investigate itself.
Congress should move quickly to secure all documents, especially those involving all communications by the advance team and all teams on the ground at Butler. It’s clear by now that Crooks had been spotted and yet no decision was taken to intervene. As we’ve seen at Uvalde, law enforcement incompetence and inaction, however surreal, can be real, but it’s not at all strange for people to wonder if a handpicked Biden leadership chose to allow weak points because it either did not care or was hoping something would happen.
Algorithmic Analyst says
An artificial intelligence system could detect most such cases. Israel seems to have some good AI systems they are using in Gaza.
Ted S says
Algorithmic Analyst
They should use such AI on the playground at recess, because the teachers are doing all of F____. It is 15 minutes of socializing for them.
Jeff Bargholz says
Are you saying teachers are sexually molesting kids? Is that a common thing?
MuggsSpongedice says
Metal detectors were reported this morning alarming that someone or something breached security perimeters!!!!!
Jeff Bargholz says
It was probably a squirrel with a bottle cap stuck on’t it’s foot.
I’m sure the incompetent dorks in the Secret Service went on full alert. That agency is run by a woman…….with no law enforcement experience. Heck one of my sisters is a career sheriff and I bet she would’ve blown away that Crooks twerp without hesitation. She’s a good person.
Bryan Cohen says
The head of the secret service was a 25 year agent in the secret service, including being on the protective detail for. Ídem when he was VP, before she left for a few years to join Pepsi.
One can point out her failings in this case, but to say she has “no law enforcement experience” is flat out wrong.
Jeff Bargholz says
Oh, well Sometimes is nice to be wrong..
Jeff Bargholz says
You mean a facial recognition program? That guy was probably on a list of ugly dweebs. He looked like a real jerkoff, and I don’t want to think what he jerked it to.
T says
He is alone and short of it everybody’s tapped dancing making all sorts of assumptions exaggerations the bottom line is this the United States federal government try to assassinate the form of president at a rally. Said and done and when Trump gets in office he’s going to probably have an outside agency investigate the whole thing it’s another JFK job so who’s zooming who here
internalexile says
Pat, can I buy a comma?
MuggsSpongedice says
There are no commas in a coup d’etat
Jeff Bargholz says
Hey, be nice! 😛
Cat says
I read that both a local mayor and a local fire chief posted that they wish the shooter has succeeded..
Kynarion Hellenis says
If that is true, Cat, it explains a lot.
MuggsSpongedice says
There was a lot of this in the JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations – it’s the influence of celebrities in the media over the internet that is disturbing — however if this was said the mayor and fire chief need to resign and be investigated for possible terrorism just as they unlawfully investigate parents for standing up for their children not to be influenced by drag queens and taught racism and confused them that their gender is not really their gender –
Jeff Bargholz says
I sure wouldn’t want that guy as my Mayor, and Fire Marshall Bill needs to stay away from my place even if my head were on fire.
Gordon says
It was planned and orchestrated by the Deep State, take your pick of the alphabet. The glaringly obvious security lapses and errors would be a moot point when Trump was dead-a fait accompli. There is no level of incompetence to explain letting a shooter get into a position and start taking shots at close range. They are in a complete state of panic that their plot failed, although they are not afraid of the consequences for getting caught because there never are any. They concocted multiple coup attempts, burned down entire city blocks, put innocents in prison, started wars and rigged an election without any repercussions whatsoever.
Kynarion Hellenis says
Information continues to dribble out and it is worse than we thought:
* Secret Service teams diverted to Dr. Jill;
* SS photos of Crooks on the ground 20 minutes before he climbed the roof and identifying him as “suspicious;”
* SS stationed in the building beneath Crook’s rooftop position;
* SS sniper locking eyes with Crooks through Crooks’ range finder and the SS sniper’s scope BEFORE first volleys from Crooks;
* SS director using safetyism to justify failure to put snipers on Crooks’ gently sloped roof;
* Police or SS climbing roof before first shots and ducking after Crooks pointed weapon at him, and no tactical response afterwards;
And, the worst of all:
* Secret Service rules of engagement required first shots from Crooks BEFORE returning fire:
https://x.com/susancrabtree/status/1812462982661841170
BLSinSC says
Your LAST point is the KEY! SOMEONE gave the order to “stand down”! They KNEW no one was SUPPOSED to be on that building – due to the “dangerous slope”!! There’s NO WAY that a COMPETENT Security Team would ALLOW a SNIPER to get the FIRST SHOTS!!! Those SS Snipers SHOULD BE so EXPERT that they could shoot the rifle out of his hands! Even THAT would have been better, but the PRUDENT action once they confirmed “A MAN WITH A RIFLE” would be to get PRESIDENT TRUMP to SAFETY!! Just TOO MANY BAD decisions for this to be just a “failure”!!
DC says
“All the SHOOTING EVIDENCE points directly to the Biden Administration”
INFOWARS
Mayorkas, who has flooded the US with millions of illegals, coordinated the hit.
Smoking gun evidence all over the place.
“Second Shooter on Water Tower? THREE Eyewitnesses Confirm”
INFOWARS
RAM says
The officials in this administration are hand-picked to be evil. Stupid is just a side benefit. Since every “blunder” promotes the Leftist agenda, they all fit a pattern.
Marco says
“because it either did not care or was hoping something would happen”
That is actually a strategy.
One of the hosts of the Markley,, Van Camp and Robinson syndicated nationwide show stated as much. They reasoned that Pelosi might not have known what would happen when she turned down Trump’s offer of national guard, but she probably was hoping.
Take it one step further. With all the FBI plants and informants, they could make it happen. With enough informants egging people on, you can whip a crowd up.
Crowd psychology is no doubt taught to some law enforcement, since they engage in crowd control.
What if some of them do not want to control the crowd but set it off?
Xander says
Jamie Markley, David van Camp and Scott Robbins
.markleyvancamprobbins.com
Observer says
“There should be a lot of blood, and there aren’t, in these pictures,” said Dr. James
www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/interview-wheres-blood-photos-er-trauma-surgeon-says/
What is my take. She seems to be an expert. What if she is wrong? Well, she said there is variability there might not be a big spray pattern.. Also the blood could be washed out due to the distance and the roof being bright white or some other artifact of how the photos were taken.
Would we have questioned this before 2017? We would have trusted the FBI more or 90% or better.
Jeff Bargholz says
When Trump spoke at the Republican National Convention yesterday or the day before, he had a big bandage pad on his right ear. I think maybe part of his ear was blown off.
That was a close call.
Of course, nobody tries to assassinate Beijing Biden even though everybody in that administration deserves to die.
Xander says
I believe it was Van Camp of the Markley, Van camp and Robinson show who opined that Pelosi might not of known what would happen , but she might have been hoping something would happen, when she turned down Trump’s offer of National Guard
markley vancamp robbins dot com
DC says
100% correct………….and it’s gonna get worse.
Domenic Pepe says
This is the sneaky cunning treacherous Biden Clinton Obama Samantha Power way and modus operandi of implementing their insidious and destructive criminal plans for betraying and stabbing in the back America and US citizens.
” … it’s not at all strange for people to wonder if a handpicked Biden leadership chose to allow weak points because it either did not care or was hoping something would happen. ”
They always make sure that ” plausible deniability ” protects them from being accused of treachery and malfeasance directed against America and US citizens. Which is the real truth.
They deliberately created the conditions for the INVASION of America by millions of illegal aliens across the Mexican border into America to happen.
They deliberately caused the destruction and suspension of US immigration la and enforcement.
They deliberately created the conditions for the murder of 100,000 US citizens every year by Mexican manufactured fentanyl/drugs and the pushing of these drugs into America by Mexico.
Mexico is the enemy of America along with their US leftist democrat allies in the White House and Congress.
They also follow their sneaky deceitful cunning dishonest and duplicitous ways to betray America’s greatest ally Israel and the Jewish people.
The leftist democrat party of America is a traitor to America and US citizens and US Working and Middle class people of all backgrounds.
SPURWING PLOVER says
Many know now FDR knew in Advance about Pearl Harbor days before it happened but let thousands of men die anyway and this is just the same they had prior warning and ignored them
Stephen Triesch says
Another troubling revelation was that the roof where the shooter positioned himself – a roof with a clear view of the stage only 150 yards away – was just OUTSIDE of the secured area. And nobody has explained why photographs show that there was a 10′-12′ aluminum ladder leaning against the building or where it came from and who put it there. (Authorities have said it was NOT the ladder that Crooks purchased earlier if the day, which they say was only 5′ long.)
Kasandra says
But you’re forgetting, the roof of that building was too sloped to have had a security team on it even though it provided a clear line of sight to the stage.
(sarc.)
MuggsSpongedice says
No. President Trump was not on the golf course the day after the assassination attempt. That was a old pic posted on the internet. It showed the spirit of President Trump. President Trump was recuperating and in grief that one man was murdered at his rally and 2 others seriously wounded. I am praying for President Trump. He is going through a cathartic moment because of this. And what will come out will be more unifying. There are more that unites us than divides us. The promise of USA. Pursuit of happiness includes entrepreneurialism and invention and being the peace keeper along with the benchmark currency all global currency is traded against. The pursuit of happiness includes to love who we want, to worship how or where we want and to live in peace with our neighbors and people on the street regardless of race, gender, and other physical appearances and as we get to know persons. We are blessed to live in USA. We are in a global coup d’etat that targeted USA first. As USA goes so goes the world. President Trump is our last hope and chance to retrieve USA off life support. Indeed it was a set up like Dallas 11-22-1963 with a Manchurian Candidate was placed into position and where Secret Service agents were pulled off the POTUS JFK detail and it was a set up. 7-13-2024 Butler, Penn was a set up complete with a Manchurian Candidate.
Jeff Bargholz says
Circumstance are mighty suspicious, aren’t they?
I’m just glad the big guy is alright………for now.
I new this was going to happen.
rmt says
I want to know how the shooter, who lived 50 miles away and probably had never been to this location, knew which building to climb that had no security surveillance and had a clear and direct shot at Trump? He was either extremely lucky or had help and instructions. I don’t think he was that lucky.
Jeff Bargholz says
What an ugly dork. He looks exactly like what he is, a callow, incel virgin who would shoot a Republican President because he thinks the Dirtbagocrat party of anti-American evil is virtuous and all Republicans are demons, even an OBVIOUSLY good guy like Donald Trump. I bet he had a tiny dick. I bet it never got wet, either. Not Trump,but Thomas Matthew Crooks.
I’m guessing that’s an old photo of the twerp. It’s hard to imagine a twenty year old who doesn’t shave.
SPURWING PLOVER says
Another Kennedy Coverup perhaps or Patton who’s was behind this all the CFR, Soros maybe do the UN/Globalists have anything to say about this? the DNC?!
Verneoz says
“There Was Plenty of Warning About the Trump Assassin…Cabinet members are making empty promises about an independent investigation.” Independent investigation by the Federal government has become code words for cover up. What really needs to happen out of events like these is to appoint a Federal Special Prosecutor to investigate the causes for this crime, determine who failed to stop this crime, and Federally charge them with criminal neglect. No one was held accountable for 9/11 when thousands died. It is time to begin putting some accountability and responsibility for one’s actions and inaction back into Federal employment.
John Reading says
Are there any pictures of the murderer as an adult? These boyhood photos irritate me as they might enhance obfuscation of the investigation.
Jan VI says
“He had been previously accused of threatening a school shooting.”
What’s your source for this? All I’ve seen is his ex-classmate’s statement, *after* the assassination attempt.
Where I live, in the suburbs/exurbs of a major city, school shooting/bomb threats are not all that rare during the school year.
This atrocity seems to be more than simple incompetence. I doubt that we will ever learn the full story.