As if this Presidential election needed more drama…

Yesterday evening there was an assassination attempt on Trump, at one of his election rallies in Pennsylvania’s 16th district, a safe Republican seat (having voted Trump 58-40 in 2020) north of Pittsburgh. A bullet fired from a rooftop several hundred feet away pierced Trump’s right ear, drawing blood; however Trump was safely escorted off-stage and is reportedly fine. The New York Times has an incredible picture that appears to show one of the bullets streaking past Trump’s head.

The would-be assassin did reportedly kill one rally attendee, before himself being killed at the scene. This morning the shooter’s identity has been announced as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old white male and registered Republican with no criminal record who lived about an hour away from the rally site. As of this writing, nothing is known of Crooks’ motive.

The RNC is expected to commence as scheduled in Milwaukee tomorrow.