UPDATE---ASSASSIN KILLED---BYSTANDER SHOT AND KILLED---BREAKING NEWS---TRUMP RUSHED OFF STAGE DURING DISTURBANCE AT PENNSYLVANIA RALLY, APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents during a disturbance at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Trump began his speech at about 6 p.m. and was only shortly into his speech when a disturbance caused Secret Service to swarm the former president. He was then led off the stage quickly, pumping his fist. There appeared to be blood on his right ear as he was being taken off stage. MORE AT Trump rushed off stage during disturbance at Pennsylvania rally - ABC News (go.com)

SHOTS FIRED AT TRUMP Trump shot on side of the head in apparent assassination attempt at rally (nypost.com)

Updated THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: JUST SO YOU KNOW--NEWLY SURFACED TEXTS SHOW TRUMP RALLY GUNMAN WAS ON AUTHORITIES' RADAR MORE THAN 90 MINUTES BEFORE SHOOTING

And video https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/07/13/breaking-shots-reportedly-fired-at-trump-rally-n2176795

OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT Trump sees outpouring of support after assassination attempt at rally stop (nypost.com)

NBC NEWS Secret Service rushes Trump off stage after popping noises heard at his Pennsylvania rally (msn.com)

---------UPDATE The gunman who shot former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday was quickly shot and killed by Secret Service agents.

Authorities have not identified the gunman, but The New York Post identified him as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles south of the site of the campaign rally.  The gunman had a rifle and opened fire from the roof of a building outside the campaign venue in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Agents returned fire, and photographs later showed law enforcement officers with the man’s body on the roof. MORE AT Gunman who shot Trump opened fire from nearby rooftop, killed by agents - Washington Times

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The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump left a nation stunned. But the most shocking aspect was that it was not nearly as surprising as it should have been. For months, politicians, the press and pundits have escalated reckless rhetoric in this campaign on both sides. That includes claims that Trump was set to kill democracy, unleash “death squads” and make homosexuals and reporters “disappear.”  President Biden has stoked this rage rhetoric. In 2022, Biden held his controversial speech before Independence Hall where he denounced Trump supporters as enemies of the people. Biden recently referenced the speech and has embraced the claims that this could be our last democratic election. MORE AT Opinion: The attempted assassination of Trump is not nearly as surprising as it should be (msn.com)

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An emergency room doctor covered in blood told a reporter that he attempted to save the life of a man who had been shot at a Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. MORE AT Emergency Room Doctor Attempted To Save Life Of Man Shot At Trump Rally | The Daily Caller