January 1, Breaking: Trump Injured in Assassination Attempt, Shooter Identified, Secret Service Blamed

Former President Donald Trump was injured and rushed off stage by the U.S. Secret Service on Saturday evening in Butler, Pennsylvania, after shots were fired. The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt.

The FBI is conducting a briefing on the assassination attempt against Trump. Stephen K. Bannon warned before entering custody that he was worried this might happen because the woman running the U.S. Secret Service was incompetent.

Trump has endorsed a GoFundMe account raising money for the families of the victims of the assassination attempt. The FBI special agent leading the press conference, Kevin Rojek, refuses to make an assessment whether this was a security failure that led to this.

The FBI is currently not releasing the name of the shooter. However, reports indicate the man’s name was Thomas Matthew Crooks. The agent in charge of the investigation says the FBI is not prepared yet to publicly identify the shooter but will soon, and is working to identify a motive.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) issued a statement, “Under the protection of US Secret Service and with the assistance of the Pennsylvania State Police, former President Trump has now left the Butler area. Lori and I are thankful that his team reports that he is fine and we continue to wish him a full and speedy recovery.”

The Trump campaign and the RNC just released a statement confirming that next week’s convention will proceed as planned. Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump sent a message out thanking people for their support and prayers.

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