Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Israeli and Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus advances on ‘America’s Got Talent’
A chorus of Israeli and Palestinian teens won hearts, applause and a chance at $1 million with a successful “America’s Got Talent” audition that aired on Tuesday night.
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus performed Phillip Phillips’ “Home,” an anthem that envisions a safe and comfortable future after difficult times — with lyrics whose resonance in the post-Oct. 7 climate are unmistakeable.
“Settle down, it’ll all be clear. Don’t pay no mind to the demons — they fill you with fear. The trouble, it might drag you down; if you get lost, you can always be found,” sang 20 teens and young adults wearing jackets with the chorus’ logo, featuring a peace dove.
They went on, “Just know you’re not alone, ’cause I’m gonna make this place your home.”
The TV show’s notoriously harsh judges offered thumbs up during the performance and gave a standing ovation when it ended.
“I love this audition. You made something very complicated beautiful through friendship,” said Simon Cowell before casting the first of four votes to pass the chorus to the next round. (Cowell, whose father and partner are Jewish, has donated to support the Israeli army in the past.)
Founded in 2012 by an American Jew named Micah Hendler, the Jerusalem Youth Chorus aims to bring Jewish and Palestinian teens together in a city and country marked by division.
“Singing in groups naturally creates community and builds trust, even on a psychological and neurological level,” Hendler, who lives in Washington, D.C., told the Forward last year. (A Palestinian chorus graduate named Amer Abu Arqub serves as an on-the-ground executive director.) “We’re hardwired to trust people more when we sing together.”
In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, with tensions over the Israel-Hamas war high, some Jewish-Muslim and Israeli-Palestinian collaborations in Israel and abroad experienced turmoil or went on hiatus. The youth chorus canceled a planned tour but otherwise doubled down, giving a virtual concert in October and rescheduling its U.S. trip.
The group is touring the United States again right now, having left Israel right after the school year ended there.
“It has been a truly heartbreaking year in many ways,” the group said in an Instagram post last week. “We have all lost so much. We have lost people we love, we have lost trust and innocence, but in all of those moments, JYC singers, Alumni and staff have stayed committed to the cause and process and it has made all the difference.”
Members of the chorus explained the group’s mission and vision on “America’s Got Talent” during a short interview after their performance.
“We are the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, a group of Palestinians and Israelis,” one girl said on behalf of the group. “We believe through music and through working together and talking to each other, we are taking a step forward into building that amazing future where there is justice and there is freedom and there is equality and there is inclusion.”
Another girl answered judge Heidi Klum’s question about what the group would do with $1 million, the prize for the season’s ultimate winner.
“We will create more spaces just like this chorus — so people can meet people that are different from them so we can create this change,” she said while wearing “Bring Them Home” earrings. The message — which at least one other chorus member displayed on a dog-tag necklace — is meant to call attention to Israel’s hostages in Gaza but also signifies in Israel a desire to make a deal with Hamas to end the war.
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus issued an official ceasefire call in early June. “The last eight months of war have brought nothing but destruction to Palestinians AND Israelis, and have only served to empower the extremists on both sides who have sacrificed their own people to further radical ideologies of total victory,” the group said in a statement, adding that Israelis and Palestinians should be able to choose an alternative and saying, “It is for this shared future that we sing.”
In recent months, the group has unveiled an original song called “A Different Way” with lyrics in both Arabic and Hebrew; recorded itself singing Rabbi Menachem Creditor’s “Olam Chesed Yibaneh,” which has become an anthem for peace activists; and participated in an annual Israeli-Palestinian joint ceremony on Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day.
The judges on “America’s Got Talent” did not explicitly refer to the war or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the four-minute set that aired. But backstage after the performance, host Terry Crews alluded clearly to the ongoing crisis.
“You guys symbolize so much for so many right now,” he said. “Thank you, thank you for being here.”
The group will perform again in a subsequent round of “America’s Got Talent,” which tends to crown its annual victor in late September.
Bus of IDF Soldiers Returning from Gaza Enter Meah Shearim by Mistake and are called Nazi and have bottles Thrown at them
Police have to go into Meah Shearim and beat the hell out of them once and for all! Soldiers returning from a war that is protecting these parasites should get this miserable treatment?
Where are the leaders? Where are the Rabanim??
Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders Brings the House Down by Impassioned Speech at RNC ...Mentions G-d Many Times
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered a fervent speech at the RNC, beginning by addressing the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a recent rally.
“Not even an assassin’s bullet could stop him,” Sanders declared. “God Almighty intervened because we are one nation under God, and He certainly wasn’t finished with Donald Trump.”
Sanders then sparked laughter with a quip about President Biden’s age: “I got the chance to take my 4-year-old son Huck to ‘Bring Your Kid To Work Day,’ much like Jill now drags Joe to ‘Bring Your Husband To Work Day.'”
She continued by praising Trump’s presidency, under which she served as press secretary until 2019.
“President Trump did the job that Kamala won’t and Joe Biden simply can’t,” Sanders asserted.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Israeli comedian prank calls a Qatari hotel, requesting a room for Sinwar. The hotel staff expresses their honor to host Sinwar, referring to him as a “statesman.”
The prank takes a hilarious turn when Tzabari reveals he works for the Mossad and asks if the hotel will assist in eliminating Sinwar
Elimelech Stern Viznitzer Spy from Beit Shemesh, has been officially charged
Cleared for Publication:
Elimelech Stern, a Charedi man from Beit Shemesh, has been charged with connections to Iranian operatives.
Stern was asked to post notices in Tel Aviv, hide money at various locations, deliver packages to citizens' doorsteps, and more. Stern agreed to carry out all tasks except murder and arson. Two others have been arrested in the case.
Three suspects were arrested for carrying out missions for Iranian intelligence agencies, and an indictment has been filed against one of them – a resident of Beit Shemesh.
The Shin Bet and the National Unit for International Investigations in Lahav 433 shared the news this morning that three Israelis were arrested on suspicion of carrying out security activities under the guidance of Iranian intelligence agencies. An indictment has now been filed against one of the citizens, accusing him of contact with a foreign agent.
The investigation revealed that one of the suspects, E.S, a 21-year-old Israeli citizen from Beit Shemesh, was in contact via the Telegram app with a profile named "ANNA ELENA." ES was asked to carry out various tasks in Israel, including posting advertisements in Tel Aviv, hiding money at different locations in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, delivering packages containing a severed head from an animal or doll, together with a knife and threatening messages, with the aim of leaving them at the homes of Israeli citizens, setting forest fires, and more.
The investigation revealed that ES agreed to perform the tasks, except for murder and setting forest fires. He then recruited two additional Israeli citizens, who performed some of the tasks in exchange for financial compensation. For carrying out the tasks, ES was paid in cryptocurrency.
In the chats, the Iranians wrote: "We need a brave man. Are you brave for a lot of money? We have two tasks for you. For one of them you will receive a bonus of 7,000 dollars and for the other 350 dollars."
E.S expressed interest in the first mission and replied: "Tell me about the $7,000 mission." "Okay," replied the Iranian "You have to buy two 20-liter gallons at a gas station."
Today, the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office submitted an indictment against ES to the Jerusalem District Court, charging him with the offense of contact with a foreign agent The two other citizens he recruited were interrogated and released from detention at the end of their interrogation, pending a decision on their case.
Contacting Israeli citizens through social media under false pretenses is a known operational method of Iranian intelligence agencies. Using social media to recruit Israelis for missions, which may appear ostensibly innocent, provides a convenient and accessible platform for substantial harm to national security.
In recent months, numerous fake profiles used by Iranian security agents have been identified and monitored, and significant information has been collected about the entities behind their operation.
These contacts were made through social media platforms and websites offering paid casual jobs, with activity conducted across social networks including Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter (X), presenting false profiles to make the initial contact with Israeli citizens. The posts were made in various languages, including Hebrew and English.
Additionally, widespread text messages with similar cover were identified, containing links to a Telegram channel with a reference to the Iranian international security agency's website. A significant number of Israelis who received these suspicious contacts refrained from responding and some reported them to relevant authorities.
A senior official in the intelligence system said "In this complex period, in which the digital space is being used for the purposes of intimidation, conveying messages or promoting terrorist activity under the guise of an innocent activity, we recommend the public to be vigilant regarding inquiries from unknown parties, and to avoid providing personal details and opening links from unidentified sources."
Sniper Team was inside building where Trump shooter climbed on the roof and opened fire
A local police counter-sniper team was stationed inside the building where attempted assassin Thomas Crooks climbed on the roof and fired on Donald Trump, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The building — the AGR International Inc. factory in Butler, Pennsylvania — was being used by local police as a “watch post” for snipers to scan for threats as the former president spoke onstage only 130 yards away, according to sources.
Cops were inside, but not on the roof during the shooting, sources said.
Crooks was able to scale the building unchallenged before firing off eight shots with an AR-style assault rifle, grazing Trump in the ear, killing one Trump supporter and wounding two others.
The revelation comes as local outlet WPXI reported the Crooks was spotted on the building 26 minutes before he opened fire — with one cop from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit even taking a photo of the gunman before the shooting.
Law enforcement sources said it was not clear as of Monday night whether any of the local officers — who were tasked with securing the perimeter outside the Butler County Farm Show grounds — were able to warn Secret Service agents about the gunman.
An officer from the Butler Township Police climbed on a fellow officer’s shoulders to check out the roof of the building moments before the shooting — but backed away after Crooks pointed his rifle at him.
A Butler City police dispatcher told The Post that the Pennsylvania State Police were charged with securing the AGR grounds.
The state police did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.
A variety of local police agencies were tasked with securing the area outside of the Butler Farm Show grounds where Trump spoke — with the Secret Service representative Anthony Gugliemi pointing out that local agencies were responsible for the area where the shooter opened fire.
Law enforcement sources said the building was swept by cops before the event and that the local sniper team used the large manufacturing site as a staging and lookout post — but did not climb on the roof for the event — possibly over concerns that it would interfere with the Secret Service snipers.
Neighbors next to the farm show grounds previously told The Post they were never contacted by law enforcement to set up security in days preceding the event, and photos from the area showed gates into the facility where the shooter sneaked in merely zip-tied shut.
“Nobody contacted me. Nobody. Nobody called me, nobody stopped here,” said Valerie Fennell, whose property abuts both the farm grounds and the AGR factory.
The state police previously said even though they are regularly called in to assist when politicians come to town, the Secret Service is ultimately in charge.
“Secret Service always has the lead on securing something like this,” State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens told reporters.
Footage from the rally appeared to show the Secret Service counter-sniper team who shot Crooks dead training their rifles on him well before he fired at the former president, though it is unclear if they had seen him.
Neither the Butler Township Police, Pennsylvania State Police, nor the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit responded to request for comment on Monday.
The Butler City Police said the AGR grounds were not under their jurisdiction.
Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick.
He says on his Truth Social Network that, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio.”
The 39-year-old Vance rose to national fame with the 2016 publication of his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” He was elected to the Senate in 2022 and has become one of the staunchest champions of the former president’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, particularly on trade, foreign policy and immigration.
But he is largely untested in national politics and is joining the Trump ticket at an extraordinary moment. An attempted assassination of Trump at a rally Saturday has shaken the campaign, bringing new attention to the nation’s coarse political rhetoric and reinforcing the importance of those who are one heartbeat away from the presidency.
Vance himself faced criticism in the wake of the shooting for a post on X that suggested President Joe Biden was to blame for the violence.
“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Vance wrote. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”
Law enforcement has not yet specified a motivation for the shooting. Still, the pick is sure to energize Trump’s loyal base. Vance has become a fixture on the conservative media circuit and frequently spars with reporters on Capitol Hill, helping establish him as the kind of leader who could carry Trump’s mantle into the future, beginning with the next presidential election in 2028.
But the pick also means that two white men will now lead the Republican ticket at a time when Trump has sought to make inroads with Black and Latino voters.
In “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance detailed life in Appalachian communities that drifted from a Democratic Party many residents found disconnected from their daily travails. While the book was a bestseller, it was also criticized for sometimes oversimplifying rural life and ignoring the role of racism in modern politics.
Vance’s fame grew in tandem with Trump’s unlikely rise from a reality television star to Republican presidential nominee and eventually president. During the early stages of Trump’s political career, Vance cast him as “a total fraud,” “a moral disaster” and “America’s Hitler.”
But like many Republicans who sought relevance in the Trump era, Vance eventually shifted his tone. He said he was proved wrong by Trump’s performance in office and evolved into one of his most steadfast defenders.
“I didn’t think he was going to be a good president,” Vance recently told Fox News Channel. “He was a great president. And it’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to make sure he gets a second term.”
Vance was rewarded for his turnaround during his bid for an open Senate seat in 2022, during which he landed Trump’s coveted endorsement and rode it to victory in a crowded Republican primary and a general election hard fought by Democrats. He is close to Trump’s son Donald Jr.
Vance is now a Trump loyalist who has challenged the legitimacy of criminal prosecutions and civil verdicts against him and questions the results of the 2020 election.
He told ABC News in February that, if he had been vice president on Jan. 6, 2021, he would have told states where Trump disputed Biden wins “that we needed to have multiple slates of electors, and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there.”
“That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020,” he said.
Many states adopted emergency measures four years ago to allow people to vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But judges, election officials in both parties and Trump’s own attorney general have concluded there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
The relationship between Vance and Trump has been symbiotic.
Vance’s book — subtitled “A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” — was embraced for its insights into Trump’s appeal in middle America, where manufacturing job losses and the opioid crisis had driven many families like his into poverty, abuse and addiction.
The tale of Vance’s hardscrabble childhood in Middletown, Ohio, where he was born, and his familial eastern Kentucky hills region also captivated Hollywood. Ron Howard made it into a 2020 movie starring Amy Adams as Vance’s mother and Glenn Close as his beloved “Mamaw.”
With his grandmother’s encouragement, Vance went on to serve in the Marine Corps, including in Iraq, and to graduate from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. From there, he joined a Silicon Valley investment firm before returning to Ohio to launch a nonprofit that he said would aim to develop opioid addiction treatments that might be “scaled nationally.”
Ultimately, Our Ohio Renewal failed at that mission and was shuttered. During the 2022 campaign, then-U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, his Democratic rival, charged that the charity was little more than a front for Vance’s political ambitions. Ryan pointed to reports that the organization made payments to a Vance political adviser and conducted public opinion polling, even as its actual efforts to address addiction largely floundered. Vance denied the characterization.
As a senator, Vance has shown some willingness to work across the aisle. He and Ohio’s senior senator, Democrat Sherrod Brown, have teamed up on a number of issues important to the state, including fighting for funding for a $20 billion chip facility Intel is building in central Ohio and introducing rail safety legislation in response to the fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Israeli Left Continue to Torture the Right As They Indict Michael Ben Ari Who Foresaw Precisely The Oct. 7th Massacre, for Racism
Former MK Michael Ben Ari was indicted Sunday by the State Attorney on charges of incitement to racism for “dozens” of public statements during the years 2017 to 2023, in which he allegedly incited against Arab Israelis.
The Otzma Yehudit founder and former MK for the National Union party, a predecessor of the current Religious Zionism party, made his comments in public speeches, in media interviews, and on his social media accounts, which have tens of thousands of followers.
The indictment charges that Ben Ari, a student and follower of Rabbi Meir Kahane, repeatedly referred to Arab citizens of Israel as “enemies,” “a fifth column,” “occupiers,” and “a nation of murderers,” during those years.
Ben Ari also attributed to Arab Israelis in general “responsibility and complicity” for terror attacks committed by Arab criminals or assailants, the indictment alleged, and would also attribute negative stereotypes to Arab Israelis, accusing them of being “violent, cruel and murderous.” He also claimed that Arab Israelis as a whole wished to “eliminate,” “slaughter” and “destroy” all Jews, said that they did not belong in Israel, but in their “country of origin,” and called to “exclude them from the basic aspects of normal life.”
Yet far from being an inciter, Ben Ari should be hailed as a prophet, as he is one of the few people in Israel who detailed precisely and presciently years in advance what an attack by Gaza’s Arabs would look like.
In 2018, Ben Ari said that “Gaza is a narrow strip, whoever dreamed that we would leave it there and there would be peace and tranquility, he doesn’t know how to read the map. Either he’s a liar or a charlatan. Gaza is a roadside explosive which will blow up on us.
He described in detail what the attack would look like: ‘What do they want now? They want to go into the communities, to Kfar Aza, Nahal Oz, Beeri, Ein Hashlosha, Reim. The Arabs dream of coming and murdering them. They want to come from above [ground] from below….do you think the Hamas will cause us to live in peace? It will bring those murderers from Gaza, women, children, cripples to infiltrate the borders and slaughter them.
A week later Ben Ari foresaw the Oct. 7th massacre: “They want your house, miss, they want to destroy your house. They want to sit in your house, to rape you and all of our women. This is what they say and they don’t even hide it, they want our fields, our houses, they want to kill us.”
“The price of not conquering Gaza will be much more painful, and in the end we will have to conquer it at a much more painful price.”
Widow of Hero Firefighter Who Was Killed at Trump Rally Declined Call From Biden
“Get down!”
These were the last words of volunteer firefighter and father-of-two Corey Comperatore as he protected his family from a sniper who targeted former President Donald Trump, his grieving widow told The Post.
“He’s my hero,” Helen Comperatore said from her home in Sarver, Pennsylvania, on Monday. in an exclusive interview by the NY Post, “He just said, ‘get down!’ That was the last thing he said.”
Helen mentioned that President Joe Biden attempted to call to offer condolences after the incident, but she declined the call.
“I didn’t talk to Biden. I didn’t want to talk to him,” Helen Comperatore stated. “My husband was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.”
Corey Comperatore, 50, a former chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company, was with his family at Trump’s rally in nearby Butler on Saturday when sniper Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire. The sniper grazed the former president, wounded two others, and killed Comperatore.
Helen Comperatore shared that the childhood sweethearts were about to celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary when the family decided to attend the rally to support their candidate.
“Me and the kids were all there as a family,” she said. “He was just excited. It was going to be a nice day with the family.”
“It was a bad day,” she added.
“He was a very loving husband,” she said.
Helen expressed her gratitude for the overwhelming support she has received since the tragedy. A GoFundMe campaign set up by her family has raised $990,000.
“I don’t have any ill-will towards Joe Biden,” she said. “I’m not one of those people that gets involved in politics. I support Trump; that’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill-will towards Biden.
“He didn’t do anything to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did.”
Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced.
Lawyers for Trump had argued that special counsel Jack Smith was illicitly appointed in violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause and that his office was improperly funded by the Justice Department.
Smith’s team had vigorously contested the argument during hearings before Cannon last month.
A spokesman for the Smith team did not immediately return a request seeking comment, and the Trump team did not immediately have a comment.
Donald Trump Enters Republican Convention Hall With Gauze Covering His Right Ear After Assassination Attempt
President Donald Trump has appeared at the Republican National Convention’s opening night with a bandage over his right ear.
Delegates cheered wildly when he was seen onscreen two days after being injured after a would-be assassin opened fire at his rally in Pennsylvania.
Elon Musk Commits $45 Million Monthly to New Pro-Trump Super PAC
Elon Musk has announced plans to commit approximately $45 million a month to a new super political action committee supporting former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to sources familiar with the matter. This significant financial commitment underscores Musk’s influential role in shaping the political landscape.
The new group, called America PAC, is attracting other high-profile backers as well. Among them are Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir Technologies, and the Winklevoss twins, known for their involvement in the cryptocurrency and technology sectors. Their participation highlights the diverse range of support within the tech community.
In addition to these tech moguls, the PAC is also backed by notable figures from other industries. Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and her husband, Joe Craft, are lending their support. Joe Craft is the CEO of Alliance Resource Partners, a leading coal producer, adding a significant industrial dimension to the group’s backing
Monday, July 15, 2024
When Rep Dan Goldman & Other DemonRats said that "Trump Must Be Eliminated" ...They are Insane & Dangerous
Rep. Dan Goldman said that President Trump should be eliminated.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) July 14, 2024
That’s exactly the type of rhetoric that almost got President Trump assassinated and killed one of his supporters. pic.twitter.com/UDc0jDRt9e
These people are insane and dangerous.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) July 14, 2024
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Sunday, July 14, 2024
Dr. Ruth Westheimer passes away at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the sex therapist, media star and best-selling author, has passed away. She died on Friday at 96, in her home in New York City, surrounded by her family.
She was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1928, and originally named Karola Ruth Siegel. An only child, she was sent by her parents to Switzerland to escape Kristallnacht at age 10. She never saw her parents again, and believed they were murdered at Auschwitz.
At 16, she moved to British Mandatory Palestine and trained as a sniper in the Haganah. She was severely wounded in a bombing and was only able to walk again due to exceptional surgical intervention.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Ruth amassed several awards for her prolific writing, educational efforts, and media experience. She strongly supported the LGBTQ community, drawing denunciations from some of the religious Christian community.
During her career, she amassed an audience of several million with newspaper columns, television and radio shows, multiple lecturing and educational engagements, appearances on numerous famed talk shows, and more than 40 books. Along with a private practice, she taught at multiple world class educational institutions. Her work inspired pop lyrics, a calendar series, and a board game.
She is survived by her children Joel and Miriam, and four grandchildren.
.Deliberately Ignored??? ”Witnesses Desperately Alerted Police to Rooftop Sniper Before Attempted Trump Assassination
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Witnesses desperately tried to alert police about a sniper armed with a rifle who was crawling on a roof just moments before gunfire erupted at the Trump rally on Saturday.
“You could clearly see him with a rifle,” a man wearing a MAGA 2020 hat told BBC News. “We were pointing at him. The police were down there running around on the ground.
“We were like, ‘Hey, man, there’s a guy on the roof with a rifle.’ And the police were like, ‘Huh?’ They didn’t know what was going on.”
The witness claimed that he and his friends attempted to warn the police for several minutes as Secret Service members observed but chose not to take action until between five and eight shots were fired, which he said “100%” originated from the man with the rifle.
“He was up there for a couple of minutes, absolutely at least three or four minutes. We were pointing at him for the Secret Service, who were looking at us from the top of the barn. They were watching us the whole time.”
Unveiling the Trump Assassination Attempt the ID of Thomas Matthew Crooks
In a startling and tragic event, the political landscape of the United States was rocked by an assassination attempt on Saturday on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was swiftly neutralized by law enforcement moments after he opened fire, according to the information provided in a report on the USA TODAY web site. This incident has triggered an extensive investigation by the FBI and other federal agencies, as the nation grapples with the implications of such a brazen act of violence.
The FBI issued a statement confirming Crooks’ identity: “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania. This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
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