FBI says gunman spent months seeking a target, then settled on Trump
Washington DC, US Reuters The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump mounted a “sustained, detailed effort” to attack a major gathering of some sort before deciding to target the Republican presidential candidate at a Pennsylvania rally in July, FBI officials said on Wednesday. FBI officials said Thomas Crooks, 20, searched more than 60 times […]
We fact-checked some of the rumours spreading online about the Trump assassination attempt
Reuters Misinformation and conspiracy theories were spreading online after an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was alleged to have shot at the Republican presidential candidate from a rooftop during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding Trump’s right ear. One spectator died and […]
Trump appears with bandaged ear at Republican convention, names Vance as running mate
Updated: 2:20pm (AEST) Milwaukee, US Reuters Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance during the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful two days after a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear. Trump walked into the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee with a thick bandage […]
Essay: Donald Trump and the gathering darkness threatening US politics
RICHARD HARGY, of Queen’s University Belfast, says – in an article first published on The Conversation – the Trump assassination attempt follows a disturbing trend in the US of extremists embarking on violent plots to silence their perceived opponents…
Suspect came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, US Reuters The portrait pieced together so far of the 20-year-old nursing home aide who allegedly tried to assassinate Donald Trump at an election rally reveals frustratingly little about why he would make such an attempt – or how he managed to come so close to killing the former president. The early […]
Updated: After assassination attempt, Trump and Biden seek calm, unity
Updated: 12:15pm (AEST) Bethel Park, Pennsylvania Reuters Donald Trump arrived on Sunday in Milwaukee, where he will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate later this week after surviving an assassination attempt that aggravated an already bitter US political divide. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, ordered a review of how a 20-year-old man with […]
US Secret Service faces scrutiny after Trump shooting
Washington DC, US Reuters The US Secret Service was under intense scrutiny on Sunday after a gunman managed to evade its agents and open fire on former President Donald Trump at a political rally, with Republican leaders vowing swift investigations and President Joe Biden calling for an independent review. The gunman, a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man, […]
Trump shot in ear at US election campaign rally after major security lapse
Last updated: 10:30pm (AEST) Butler, Pennsylvania Reuters Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an attempted assassination during a campaign rally on Saturday, an attack that will likely reshape this year’s US presidential race while raising sharp questions about security provided to the Republican candidate. In the moments after the shooting, Trump was swarmed […]
Here’s what we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, US Reuters The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in Saturday’s attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. The suspect was shot and killed by the Secret Service seconds after he allegedly fired shots toward a stage where Trump and […]