Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks flew drone over Pa. rally site hours before deadly shooting: report
The disturbed young man, a social outcast who reportedly had few friends, may have also been struggling with an undiagnosed mental health condition — potentially depression — which he had researched online
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Donald Trump’s 20-year-old would-be assassin allegedly used a drone to aerially scope out the Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech as part of his sinister plot last weekend, according to a report.
Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks programmed the drone to fly over the Butler Farm Showgrounds hours before his assassination attempt on the former president, 78, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident said, according to the Wall Street Journal. ---More...
NEW: Thomas Crooks was able to fly a drone over the Pennsylvania rally location before the event started according to the Wall Street Journal.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)July 20, 2024
So a 20-year-old would be assas*in can use a drone but not the Secret Service?
“The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to… pic.twitter.com/RiHacRFjdc
Thomas Crooks was able to fly a drone over the Pennsylvania rally location before the event started according to the Wall Street Journal.
So a 20-year-old would be assas*in can use a drone but not the Secret Service?
“The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone and get aerial footage of the western PA fairgrounds shortly before the former president was set to speak there, law-enforcement officials briefed on the matter said, further underscoring the stunning security lapses ahead of Trump’s near assassination,” the WSJ reported.
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