Headline Roundup • July 13th, 2024
Trump Grazed by Bullet at Rally in Pennsylvania
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Donald Trump appeared to be grazed by a bullet on or near his ear while onstage at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. He was reportedly released from the hospital Saturday night.
The Details: At least two people were reportedly killed, including the apparent gunman, and two more were critically injured, according to the Secret Service. Voices can be heard saying "shooter down" less than a minute after the attempted assassination. At least one witness reported seeing a man with a rifle climb onto the roof of a nearby building shortly before the shots were heard. Secret Service agents swarmed the former president, who was bleeding but did not appear to be seriously injured. Video shows Secret Service snipers firing at the suspected shooter almost immediately after Trump is grazed. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Key Quotes: A spokesperson for Trump said he was "fine." President Joe Biden said in a statement that "there's no place for this kind of violence in America." The Secret Service said the suspected shooter fired from "an elevated position outside of the rally venue."
How the Media Covered It: Many outlets across the spectrum didn't specify that Trump was shot at or grazed by a bullet until over an hour after the shooting. CNN (Lean Left bias) was criticized for a since-updated headline that read, "Secret Service rushes Trump off stage after he falls at rally."
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AP
It's clear from the eyewitnesses I've spoken to that the shooting may well have come from a one-story building off to the right of the stage where Donald Trump was speaking here in Butler.
It's a building with a white roof, and one witness told me that he saw a man crawl onto that roof with a rifle and he then attempted to tell law enforcement about the man. Then, a few minutes later what appeared to be gunfire rang out.
Several witnesses have confirmed to me that's where they...
Scott Olson/Getty Images
President Trump was rushed off the stage by the Secret Service at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania., Saturday after apparent gunshots rang out.
Gunfire appeared to break out shortly after Trump began speaking at the rally at Butler Farm Show grounds on Saturday evening.
The former president had just begun to fire up the crowd when as many as five shots were heard and he went down, surrounded by Secret Service agents.
"And then the worst president in the history of our country took over. And look what happened to...
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AP Photo/Evan Vucci
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.
Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing through the crowd. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face.
He quickly ducked behind the riser as agents from his protective detail rushed the stage and screams rang out from the crowd. The bangs continued as agents tended to...
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