LIVE UPDATES: Trump Assassination Attempt

Editor's Note: Townhall is aggregating team coverage here as information is released on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13 during a rally in Pennsylvania. 

July 18 - 10:45 a.m. — Shooter Hinted at Attack on Gaming Platform

• New post-assassination attempt polling
• MSNBC's Reid: Biden having COVID is the same as Trump being shot
• Shooter's classmates say he was a 'known Trump hater'
• Secret Service director runs from lawmakers at GOP convention

July 17 - 6:00 a.m. — Classmate of Would-Be Assassin Says He Was a 'Known Trump Hater,' but Feds Don't Know Motive

• Trump's Would-Be Assassin Hinted at the Attack on a Gaming Platform

July 17 - 5:15 p.m. — Another Brutal Development in the Trump Assassination Attempt Just Dropped

July 17 - 1:15 p.m. — Shooter Reported Missing Hours Before Attack

• Trump talks to Corey Comperatore's widow

July 17 - 10:00 a.m. — DHS Inspector Launches Probe

• Michael Steele floats Trump shooting conspiracy
• Mayorkas blocks Secret Service director from cooperating with oversight

July 16 - 5:15 p.m. — USSS Observed Shooter for Minutes Before Firing

• Lawmakers introduce resolution honoring Corey Comperatore
• Media triggered by Trump. Again.

July 16 - 12:15 p.m. — 'Sloped?' This Secret Service Excuse Is Nuts 

• Media double standards reach fever pitch
• Secret Service reveals Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, had increased protection

July 16 - 9:30 a.m. — Corey Comperatore’s Widow Declined Biden Call

• Secret Service Director refuses accountability for near-assassination of Trump
• "Morning Joe" returns...and it's clear why the network yanked them Monday
• Biden finally approves Secret Service protection for RFK Jr.
• Here's how Kimberly Cheatle got her job as USSS chief

July 15 - 10:30 p.m. — Shooter Spotted on Roof Before Attack

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• KJP says Biden won't change his rhetoric in wake of attack on Trump

July 15 - 2:30 p.m. — FBI Employee Caught Wishing Death on Trump

• Biden donor who wanted Trump to become a martyr has thoughts
• Congress schedules hearings for oversight of near-assassination
• Biden admin declares "100 percent support" for Secret Service

July 15 - 10:05 a.m. — Fundraiser for Rally Victims Smashes Goal

• Dem staffer fired for comments on assassination attempt
• "The View" reacts exactly as you'd expect
• AOC didn't listen to Biden's warning to turn down the temperature

July 15 - 7:00 a.m. — What We Know About Would-Be Assassin

• This interaction might be why Trump is alive today
• Why "Morning Joe" wasn't on the air this morning
• How the assassination attempt will affect the electorate

July 14 - 7:35 p.m. — Biden Camp Claims to Back Off Trump Attacks

• Secret Service has no plans to beef up RNC security
• Biden speaks again, this time from the Oval Office
• NBC News does clean up for Biden
• Reports claim the Secret Service knew of elevated vulnerability used by shooter
• Democrat conspiracy theories are spreading

July 14 - 2:30 p.m. — Biden Speaks Again

• World leaders react to attempted assassination
• Law enforcement encountered shooter before he fired at Trump
• Mainstream media coverage is still abysmal

• George Stephanopoulos blames Trump for getting shot
  

July 14 - 1:15 p.m. — Secret Service Denies Limiting Trump Detail

• "Corey Died a Hero": Authorities identify attendee killed in attempt on Trump's life
• Members of Congress call for more security for all presidential candidates

July 14 - 8:45 a.m. — 'Fear Not': Trump Urges Unity in New Statement

• Melania Trump issues powerful statement calling for Americans to come together
• The "Squad" reacts as you'd expect
• Authorities find explosives in shooter's vehicle

July 14 - 12:27 a.m. — Authorities Say Little at First Press Conference

• FBI identifies would-be Trump assassin
• More terrible headlines from the mainstream media

July 13 - 9:00 p.m. — Trump Confirms He Was Shot

"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin."

• Tucker Carlson warned we were "speeding" towards an attempt on Trump's life
  
• Dem Rep. Thompson tried canceling Trump's Secret Service Protection in April

July 13 - 7:50 p.m. — President Biden Finally Responds

• Trump "lucky to be alive," one rally attendee confirmed killed, two others critically wounded
• Elon Musk endorses Trump following assassination attempt
• Biden last week: "It's time to put Trump in a bullseye"

July 13 - 6:13 p.m. — Donald Trump Shot at PA Rally

• UPDATE from the United States Secret Service
• RFK Jr. reacts to attempt on Trump's life
• Sickening reaction from mainstream media

BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired at Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/kE0XiMejuu

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 13, 2024

This post will be updated as information comes to light.