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What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter

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(NewsNation) — Early Sunday morning, the FBI said the attempted assassin at President Donald Trump’s rally was a 20-year-old man named Thomas Matthew Crooks. Secret Service shot and killed Crooks seconds later.

The attack is the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.

The former president, according to Trump campaign officials, is “fine.”

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That somebody tried to kill Trump should not be surprising; the Democrats and the media bear a great deal of the blame. Read on:

Opinion: The attempted assassination of Trump is not nearly as surprising as it should be​


 
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That somebody tried to kill Trump should not be surprising; the Democrats and the media bear a great deal of the blame. Read on:

Opinion: The attempted assassination of Trump is not nearly as surprising as it should be​


Suddenly (and without a hint of hypocrisy) conservatives are embracing the narrative that someone can talk people into inciting violence.
 
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Suddenly (and without a hint of hypocrisy) conservatives are embracing the narrative that someone can talk people into inciting violence.
I assume you are implying the false narrative that Trump incited people to violence on January 6th.
 
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I assume you are implying the false narrative that Trump incited people to violence on January 6th.
That's both a yes and a no.
If you had simply said "narrative" without the adjective we'd find common ground.

Donald Trump entered the foray of politics with incendiary rhetoric even before he took a ride down the escalator. It is part and parcel of his delivery and through his repitition it has become normalized. I recall numerous threads on his assertions toward violence (i.e. "punch'em in the face.." and then someone does) that have been dismissed by his supoorters as nothing more than a figure of speech.
It is not merely January 6th. It's who he is and what his supportes have embraced.

here we are, his supporters are making the about face.
 
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That's both a yes and a no.
If you had simply said "narrative" without the adjective we'd find common ground.

Donald Trump entered the foray of politics with incendiary rhetoric even before he took a ride down the escalator. It is part and parcel of his delivery and through his repitition it has become normalized. I recall numerous threads on his assertions toward violence (i.e. "punch'em in the face.." and then someone does) that have been dismissed by his supoorters as nothing more than a figure of speech.
It is not merely January 6th. It's who he is and what his supportes have embraced.

here we are, his supporters are making the about face.
Lol walking around inside the capitol is definitely like shooting someone in the head
 
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That's both a yes and a no.
If you had simply said "narrative" without the adjective we'd find common ground.

Donald Trump entered the foray of politics with incendiary rhetoric even before he took a ride down the escalator. It is part and parcel of his delivery and through his repitition it has become normalized. I recall numerous threads on his assertions toward violence (i.e. "punch'em in the face.." and then someone does) that have been dismissed by his supoorters as nothing more than a figure of speech.
It is not merely January 6th. It's who he is and what his supportes have embraced.

here we are, his supporters are making the about face.
Um, this is about the shooter and not those shot. Please make a note of it. I also see two Orthodox arguing with each other in OBOB, which is kind of out there in itself. Please figure THAT out.
 
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That somebody tried to kill Trump should not be surprising; the Democrats and the media bear a great deal of the blame. Read on:

Opinion: The attempted assassination of Trump is not nearly as surprising as it should be​


They try to blame Trump for being shot! Deplorable!!
 
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