MAGA FALSE FLAG; TUMP THE MARTYR
Pro-Trump signs spotted outside would-be assassin's home: witnesses
David Edwards
July 15, 2024
Neighbors of the man who allegedly shot Donald Trump said that they spotted campaign signs for the former president outside his home in recent years.
WPXI first reported Monday that law enforcement officers had interviewed the neighbors of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who Secret Service snipers killed following the assassination attempt.
"It was around 10 o'clock this morning when we started to see some movement," WPXI reporter Lauren Talotta said during an afternoon broadcast. "That's when we saw investigators dressed in plain clothes as well as FBI agents approach this house."
"That's where the family of Crooks was last seen," she explained. "We spoke with a neighbor who told us that they've been outside the house going door to door, canvassing the neighborhood and speaking with people who live here."
Talotta confirmed earlier reports that said Crooks was a registered Republican.
"Records show he is a registered Republican and neighbors today told us that they've actually seen Trump signs outside of the home over the course of the last few years now," she added.
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WPXI first reported Monday that law enforcement officers had interviewed the neighbors of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who Secret Service snipers killed following the assassination attempt.
"It was around 10 o'clock this morning when we started to see some movement," WPXI reporter Lauren Talotta said during an afternoon broadcast. "That's when we saw investigators dressed in plain clothes as well as FBI agents approach this house."
"That's where the family of Crooks was last seen," she explained. "We spoke with a neighbor who told us that they've been outside the house going door to door, canvassing the neighborhood and speaking with people who live here."
Talotta confirmed earlier reports that said Crooks was a registered Republican.
"Records show he is a registered Republican and neighbors today told us that they've actually seen Trump signs outside of the home over the course of the last few years now," she added.
EXCLUSIVE:Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested
Talotta's report noted that investigators were searching through Crooks's social media accounts for a motive.
A clip of the report was highlighted on X Monday afternoon.
Forbes yanks article speculating Trump could gain Black voters by being shot
Matthew Chapman
July 15, 2024
A controversial opinion article in Forbes has been withdrawn that asked whether former President Donald Trump could gain with Black voters due to the failed attempt to shoot him at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.
According to The Washington Post, the article, titled "Will Surviving Gunfire Be Donald Trump's Next Appeal To Black Voters?" has been widely panned as offensive to Black Americans and disavowed by the editorial team, with the Forbes union posting to X, "This post does not represent who we, @ForbesUnion, are as a newsroom, or our ethical and journalistic principles."
For his part, author Shaun Harper, a University of Southern California professor and diversity, equity and inclusion authority, has said that the article meant to state the opposite of what the title implied. Harper, who himself is Black, said the article was trying to say Trump could try to use the shooting in a pitch to Black voters, not that Black voters would actually find it a compelling reason to vote for him.
This is not the first time, however, that a controversy has erupted over how Trump's efforts to appeal to Black voters, who according to polls, remain President Joe Biden's strongest voting bloc, but who also could shift to the right in 2024.
Read also: Donald Trump starts fundraising off his own assassination attempt
In February, after Trump hawked pairs of gold sneakers, Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo caught flack on social media for suggesting: "This is connecting with Black America because they love sneakers."
"This a big deal, certainly in the inner city," Arroyo said. "So when you have Trump roll out his sneaker line, they're like, 'Wait a minute, this is cool.' He's reaching them on a level that defies and is above politics. The culture always trumps politics. And Trump understands culture like no politician I've ever seen."
More recently, Trump suggested that Black voters might like him more now because they can relate to him being criminally indicted. And at the Atlanta debate last month, Trump triggered outrage among some Black commentators by saying Biden allowed in migrants who took "Black jobs" — with some inferring he considered Black people suited to low-paid agricultural labor.
Matthew Chapman
July 15, 2024
A controversial opinion article in Forbes has been withdrawn that asked whether former President Donald Trump could gain with Black voters due to the failed attempt to shoot him at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.
According to The Washington Post, the article, titled "Will Surviving Gunfire Be Donald Trump's Next Appeal To Black Voters?" has been widely panned as offensive to Black Americans and disavowed by the editorial team, with the Forbes union posting to X, "This post does not represent who we, @ForbesUnion, are as a newsroom, or our ethical and journalistic principles."
For his part, author Shaun Harper, a University of Southern California professor and diversity, equity and inclusion authority, has said that the article meant to state the opposite of what the title implied. Harper, who himself is Black, said the article was trying to say Trump could try to use the shooting in a pitch to Black voters, not that Black voters would actually find it a compelling reason to vote for him.
This is not the first time, however, that a controversy has erupted over how Trump's efforts to appeal to Black voters, who according to polls, remain President Joe Biden's strongest voting bloc, but who also could shift to the right in 2024.
Read also: Donald Trump starts fundraising off his own assassination attempt
In February, after Trump hawked pairs of gold sneakers, Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo caught flack on social media for suggesting: "This is connecting with Black America because they love sneakers."
"This a big deal, certainly in the inner city," Arroyo said. "So when you have Trump roll out his sneaker line, they're like, 'Wait a minute, this is cool.' He's reaching them on a level that defies and is above politics. The culture always trumps politics. And Trump understands culture like no politician I've ever seen."
More recently, Trump suggested that Black voters might like him more now because they can relate to him being criminally indicted. And at the Atlanta debate last month, Trump triggered outrage among some Black commentators by saying Biden allowed in migrants who took "Black jobs" — with some inferring he considered Black people suited to low-paid agricultural labor.
'God spared our great leader': Trump rally shooting spurs religious MAGA mania
Kathleen Culliton
July 15, 2024
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump cheers ahead of a campaign rally at Sunset Park on June 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former president continues campaigning around the country amidst ongoing legal troubles. Trump is scheduled to sit for a probation interview via video on June 10 related to the felony conviction in his New York hush money case. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
God, angels and Jesus Christ himself were standing guard over former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania Saturday and the proofs are a twisted flag, a bloody ear and the many torments the convicted felon has faced, his followers say.
Republican lawmakers, pundits and followers have flocked to declare a miracle saved Trump from Thomas Matthew Crooks' AK-15 even as they blamed Democrats' political speech and hinted the Federal Bureau of Investigations was somehow complicit.
"Republicans at the RNC are claiming that Trump’s shooting proves he was chosen by God," the New Republic reported Monday. "Conservatives’ insistence that Trump survived the attempt on his life by divine intervention, just so that he could be reelected, crosses the line into cult territory."
The chorus of Trump's religious well-wishers includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Mary Miller, and Fox News hosts Emily Compagno and Kayleigh McEnany, all of whom have used Christian language to champion their chief.
"GOD protected President Trump,” wrote Johnson.
“God spared our great leader," Miller told the Chicago Sun Times.
“It is a miracle,” McEnany said on television, according to the New Republic. “He clearly had Christ protecting him in that moment.”
The New Republic declared Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick took the cake for the "over-the-top cultism" seen in an X message posted Saturday.
“By the slightest turn of your head in a mere microsecond or the shield of a teleprompter, your life was spared by the Grace of a Merciful and Holy God,” Patrick wrote. “God has had his hand on you since you first ran for President. That I believe. No man could survive all you have been through without the Grace of God upon you.”
In fundraising messages sent to subscribers, Trump has come short of religious rhetoric but played up his moral values.
"I will always love you for supporting me," Trump said in one message. "Unity. Peace. MAGA."
The New Republic notes Trump's followers were eager to join the chorus.
"The religious fervor for Trump was quick to spread online," wrote Olmsted. "Some people claimed to spot a spiritual sign hanging above Trump’s rally before the former president had even mounted the stage: a flag that got twisted looked kind of like an angel."
Kathleen Culliton
July 15, 2024
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump cheers ahead of a campaign rally at Sunset Park on June 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former president continues campaigning around the country amidst ongoing legal troubles. Trump is scheduled to sit for a probation interview via video on June 10 related to the felony conviction in his New York hush money case. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
God, angels and Jesus Christ himself were standing guard over former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania Saturday and the proofs are a twisted flag, a bloody ear and the many torments the convicted felon has faced, his followers say.
Republican lawmakers, pundits and followers have flocked to declare a miracle saved Trump from Thomas Matthew Crooks' AK-15 even as they blamed Democrats' political speech and hinted the Federal Bureau of Investigations was somehow complicit.
"Republicans at the RNC are claiming that Trump’s shooting proves he was chosen by God," the New Republic reported Monday. "Conservatives’ insistence that Trump survived the attempt on his life by divine intervention, just so that he could be reelected, crosses the line into cult territory."
The chorus of Trump's religious well-wishers includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Mary Miller, and Fox News hosts Emily Compagno and Kayleigh McEnany, all of whom have used Christian language to champion their chief.
"GOD protected President Trump,” wrote Johnson.
“God spared our great leader," Miller told the Chicago Sun Times.
“It is a miracle,” McEnany said on television, according to the New Republic. “He clearly had Christ protecting him in that moment.”
The New Republic declared Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick took the cake for the "over-the-top cultism" seen in an X message posted Saturday.
“By the slightest turn of your head in a mere microsecond or the shield of a teleprompter, your life was spared by the Grace of a Merciful and Holy God,” Patrick wrote. “God has had his hand on you since you first ran for President. That I believe. No man could survive all you have been through without the Grace of God upon you.”
In fundraising messages sent to subscribers, Trump has come short of religious rhetoric but played up his moral values.
"I will always love you for supporting me," Trump said in one message. "Unity. Peace. MAGA."
The New Republic notes Trump's followers were eager to join the chorus.
"The religious fervor for Trump was quick to spread online," wrote Olmsted. "Some people claimed to spot a spiritual sign hanging above Trump’s rally before the former president had even mounted the stage: a flag that got twisted looked kind of like an angel."
Trump Media stock value soars after ex-president's attempted assassination
By Chris Benson
A trader on Monday wears a red hat in support of former President Donald Trump while working on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on Wall Street in New York City. The stock value of Trump Media Group, the parent company of Truth Social, soared Monday after Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 15 (UPI) -- The stock value of Trump Media Group, the parent company of Truth Social, soared Monday after Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Trump Media & Technology Group shares, under the "DJT" ticker, spiked about 30% to a $40 price point in early trading Monday, at one point reaching $42, the highest level for Trump stock in more than a month, while stock share remained far below its $62 peak.
Meanwhile, the price increase ran with a swell in the wider market as well with each major stock index ticking upward with a record high for the Dow Jones.
After a mass shooting, gun stock tends to rise. The day also saw stock value in gun manufacturers go up with Smith & Wesson Brands up 10% and Sturm, Ruger & Co. up roughly 7% as of Monday afternoon.
The ex-president and presumptive Republican nominee is Truth Social's majority shareholder. The stock value jump arrived the same day U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against the former president, ruling the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith supposedly violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, according to Cannon's opinion.
"The stock serves as a little bit of a proxy for sentiment toward Donald Trump himself," Tyler Richey, a Sevens Report Research analyst, told ABC News.
Almost immediately following the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump Media value began to rise in pre-market trading.
But Richey added that, while he thinks Truth Social's financials "are atrocious," despite that there may be "a resurgence" of "your die-hard Trump fans and fair-weather supporters who think, 'This is a life or death situation, we're going all in.'"
In June, Trump Media and Technology Group's shares dropped nearly 10% bringing the stock's total slide to nearly 40% following Trump's May 30 felony conviction by a jury of his peers in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business documents in an attempt to cover up an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
This comes as Meta, Facebook's parent company, recently said it would remove restrictions placed on Trump's social media accounts ahead of this week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis.
"But the prospects, while a little doubtful, are still there," Ritchey said about Truth Social.
By Chris Benson
A trader on Monday wears a red hat in support of former President Donald Trump while working on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on Wall Street in New York City. The stock value of Trump Media Group, the parent company of Truth Social, soared Monday after Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 15 (UPI) -- The stock value of Trump Media Group, the parent company of Truth Social, soared Monday after Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Trump Media & Technology Group shares, under the "DJT" ticker, spiked about 30% to a $40 price point in early trading Monday, at one point reaching $42, the highest level for Trump stock in more than a month, while stock share remained far below its $62 peak.
Meanwhile, the price increase ran with a swell in the wider market as well with each major stock index ticking upward with a record high for the Dow Jones.
After a mass shooting, gun stock tends to rise. The day also saw stock value in gun manufacturers go up with Smith & Wesson Brands up 10% and Sturm, Ruger & Co. up roughly 7% as of Monday afternoon.
The ex-president and presumptive Republican nominee is Truth Social's majority shareholder. The stock value jump arrived the same day U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against the former president, ruling the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith supposedly violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, according to Cannon's opinion.
"The stock serves as a little bit of a proxy for sentiment toward Donald Trump himself," Tyler Richey, a Sevens Report Research analyst, told ABC News.
Almost immediately following the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump Media value began to rise in pre-market trading.
But Richey added that, while he thinks Truth Social's financials "are atrocious," despite that there may be "a resurgence" of "your die-hard Trump fans and fair-weather supporters who think, 'This is a life or death situation, we're going all in.'"
In June, Trump Media and Technology Group's shares dropped nearly 10% bringing the stock's total slide to nearly 40% following Trump's May 30 felony conviction by a jury of his peers in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business documents in an attempt to cover up an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
This comes as Meta, Facebook's parent company, recently said it would remove restrictions placed on Trump's social media accounts ahead of this week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis.
"But the prospects, while a little doubtful, are still there," Ritchey said about Truth Social.
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