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Trump's Truth Social stock soars after assassination attempt
Shares of former President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social soared in early trading on Monday, extending a rally that began in the immediate aftermath of an assassination attempt two days earlier. In early trading on Monday, shares climbed about 30% to a price of $40. That figure marked the highest level for the stock in more than a month, but shares still stood well below a peak of about $62. "The stock serves as a little bit of a proxy for sentiment toward Donald Trump himself," Tyler Richey, an analyst at Sevens Report Research, told ABC News. "I think there's a resurgence of people -- your die-hard Trump fans and fair-weather supporters -- who think, 'This is a life or death situation, we're going all in,'" Richey added.
Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service says it did not sweep building where gunman was located
The head of the Secret Service said the agency will “participate fully” in the independent review of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The review of how it was allowed to happen was ordered by President Joe Biden.
Man killed at Trump rally 'died a hero,' Pennsylvania governor says
The man killed at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday has been identified. Corey Comperatore, 50, was a firefighter and a father of two daughters, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday. He was from Sarver, Pennsylvania. Comperatore "died a hero" when he "dove on his family" to protect them from the gunfire during the rally, his wife said, according to Shapiro. "Corey was an avid supporter of the former president and was so excited to be there last night with him in the community," Shapiro said.
Good American CEO Emma Grede shares her strategies for success
Emma Grede, a British entrepreneur and the mastermind behind brands like SKIMS and Good American is sharing her secrets on how she built a successful career. Grede is CEO of Good American, a fashion line on which she partners with Khloé Kardashian, serves as chairperson of the nonprofit 15 Percent Pledge and has also made her mark on ABC's hit series Shark Tank. The 41-year-old businesswoman, also a mentor on and executive producer of Side Hustlers on The Roku Channel, told Good Morning America that one secret to her success is thinking about her failures as much as she thinks about her accomplishments. "I think often we don't talk about those failures. I'm the opposite. I do [it] all the time," she explained. "Because I know that everything that I've done, that hasn't worked, I've taken a bit of those learnings and spun them into something new."
DHS secretary says direct line of sight 'should not occur' in wake of Trump assassination attempt
The gunman who fired on former President Donald Trump on Saturday should never have been able to get a "direct line" of sight, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said. "A direct line of sight like that to the former president should not occur," Mayorkas told ABC News' on Good Morning America on Monday. "That's why president Biden directed an independent review of the incident." Members of the U.S. Secret Service, an agency that sits under Mayorkas' Homeland Security, shot and killed a 20-year-old gunman who allegedly took aim at former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Pennsylvania, officials said. Secret Service agents surrounded the former president, collectively wrapping themselves around him and hustling him to a waiting vehicle. But in the days since the shooting, the service has come under scrutiny for how the alleged gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, could have come so close in his attempt to assassinate Trump.
FBI searches for motive in Trump assassination attempt, cautions that investigation is still 'early'
Much about the man who allegedly took aim at a former president on Saturday remained a mystery on Monday, as teams of FBI investigators scoured the 20-year-old's gunman's background, building a timeline of his actions and sifting through his digital history in search of a motive. The attempted assassination was being investigated as a potential act of domestic terrorism, the FBI said in a statement late Sunday. "The FBI has not identified a motive for the shooter’s actions, but we are working to determine the sequence of events and the shooter’s movements prior to the shooting, collecting and reviewing evidence, conducting interviews, and following up on all leads," the bureau said in the statement. Trump was shot in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the FBI said. Secret Service agents swarmed the former president before leading him off the stage to a waiting vehicle. Trump is "fine," a spokesperson later said.
'Loner' and 'nice': Complex portrait of gunman in Trump assassination attempt emerges
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man is suspected to be the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, firing several shots and killing at least one spectator, federal and local law enforcement agencies said. The FBI early on Sunday identified the suspect, who was killed at the scene, as Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park. Firefighter Corey Comperatore, a dad who was attending the rally was killed and two other bystanders injured. The FBI did not "currently have an identified motive, although our investigators are working tirelessly to attempt to identify what that motive was," Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said. The highest priority is being placed on determining motive because the bureau is also looking at the shooting as a "potential domestic terrorism act," said Robert Wells, the FBI’s assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division. In a later call, Rojek indicated officials believed that Crooks "acted alone and that there are currently no public safety concerns."
After Trump assassination attempt, questions swirl about what happened
As the investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump intensified Sunday, the U.S. Secret Service was coming under scrutiny as questions mounted on how the alleged gunman managed to fire a barrage of shots from a rooftop with a vantage point of the outdoor Pennsylvania rally stage Trump was speaking from. The FBI identified the suspected gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, whom officials said was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and fired up to eight shots before a Secret Service sharpshooter shot and killed him, law enforcement officials told ABC News. The suspect appeared to be wearing a T-shirt and tan camouflage shorts that blended into the colors of the building he was perched atop. The firearm recovered at the scene of the assassination attempt was legally purchased in 2013 by the suspect's father, an urgent trace conducted by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) found, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
Trump assassination attempt: Who is Thomas Crooks, the man accused of shooting Trump?
The FBI identified the shooter who fired at former President Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Here is what we know about Crooks. Read more trending news The FBI as of early Sunday morning had not released much about Crooks, who was shot and killed by the FBI on Saturday, other than his name and where he was from. But our sister station WPXI said that Allegheny County voting records showed he was a registered Republican, but federal campaign finance records list a donation of $15 he made to the Progressive Turnout Project. The donation was made via the Democratic donation platform ActBlue.
Man killed at Trump rally 'died a hero,' Pennsylvania governor says
The man killed at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday has been identified. Corey Comperatore, 50, was a firefighter and a father of two daughters, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday. He was from Sarver, Pennsylvania. Comperatore "died a hero" when he "dove on his family" to protect them from the gunfire during the rally, his wife said, according to Shapiro. "Corey was an avid supporter of the former president and was so excited to be there last night with him in the community," Shapiro said.
What we know about the Trump attempted assassination investigation
As the investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump intensified Sunday, the U.S. Secret Service was coming under scrutiny as questions mounted on how the alleged gunman managed to fire a barrage of shots from the rooftop with a vantage point of the outdoor Pennsylvania rally stage Trump was speaking from. The FBI identified the suspected gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel, Pennsylvania, whom officials said was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and fired up to eight shots before a Secret Service sharpshooter shot and killed him, law enforcement officials told ABC News. The suspect appeared to be wearing a T-shirt and tan camouflage shorts that blended into the colors of the building he was perched atop. Watch the ABC News special, "Trump Assassination Attempt Minute by Minute," Sunday at 8 p.m. ET
Trump rally shooting live updates: Gun traced to suspect's dad, was legally purchased
Donald Trump was rushed off stage during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday after an assassination attempt on the former president. Secret Service agents swarmed Trump and ducked behind the podium. Blood could be seen on his right ear of Trump as agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away. Trump is "fine," a spokesperson said. The alleged shooter is dead. One spectator is dead, while two are in serious condition, according to officials. Gun traced to shooting suspect's father, was legally purchased
Shooting at Trump rally was a 'scary moment': Pennsylvania Senate candidate
Dave McCormick, the Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee who attended former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday, called the shooting a "scary moment." "The president was taken off the stage, and there was a real confusion of what was going on, whether there were multiple shooters, whether the shooting was done ... an inch difference and the president would have been dead. Was a very scary moment," McCormick told "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, describing his view from the crowd. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Biden and Trump speak after he says 'no place in America for this kind of violence'
President Joe Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, just hours after a possible assassination attempt on him at his rally in Pennsylvania. "I’ve been thoroughly briefed by all the agencies in the federal government as to the situation based on what we know now," Biden told reporters and the nation earlier in hastily assembled remarks carried on live TV. "I have tried to get a hold of Donald, he’s with his doctors. Apparently, he's doing well. I plan on talking to him shortly." "Look, there's no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick," Biden said. "It’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country." "We cannot allow for this to be happening," Biden continued. "We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this."
Trump says he was shot at rally in assassination attempt; spectator killed and shooter dead
Former President Donald Trump says he was shot in the ear after a gunman perched on the roof of a nearby building opened fire at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday -- a harrowing incident that the FBI called an assassination attempt. The shooting, which set the country on edge on the eve of the Republican National Convention, left one spectator dead, two others critically injured, and sparked chaos at the event. As the former president spoke, shots crackled and Trump, hand to his ear, dropped to the ground where he was surrounded by agents before behind hustled off the stage into a waiting car amid the screams and confusion of the crowd. The shooting, which is being investigated by the FBI overseen by the Justice Department's National Security Division, as well as the U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh, comes amid a heightened threat environment. The Secret Service, in a statement, said that a shooter "fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue" after which agents "neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased."
Biden and Trump speak after he says 'no place in America for this kind of violence'
President Joe Biden spoke with former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, just hours after a possible assassination attempt on him at his rally in Pennsylvania. "I’ve been thoroughly briefed by all the agencies in the federal government as to the situation based on what we know now," Biden told reporters and the nation earlier in hastily assembled remarks carried on live TV. "I have tried to get a hold of Donald, he’s with his doctors. Apparently, he's doing well. I plan on talking to him shortly." "Look, there's no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick," Biden said. "It’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country." "We cannot allow for this to be happening," Biden continued. "We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this."
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