Ohio lawmakers expressed widespread support for former President Trump after assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The FBI identified the suspected shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The attack ended in the death of the former fire chief Corey Comparison and seriously wounded two other people before Crooks was killed by the U.S. Secret Service. Trump was shot in the ear and was taken from the scene after the shooting.
U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) issued a strong statement statement immediately after the shooting: “Today is not just an isolated incident. A central tenet of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to the attempted assassination of President Trump.”
Vance got a quick one reaction for a statement from Democrats who called criticism of the Biden campaign unfair.
Vance later reposted Trump’s statement, in which he said, “WE WILL NOT BE FEARED.” Vance captioned it, “Brave, united, and defiant. This is leadership.”
Brave, united and rebellious. This is leadership. photo:twitter.com/LBrdK8WpCR
— JD Vance (@JDVance1) July 14, 2024
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine he said“Fran and I are praying for President Trump, his family, and our country.”
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (pictured above, left) declared, “Political violence has no place in our democracy. It is completely unacceptable.”
There is no place for political violence in our democracy. It is completely unacceptable. photo:twitter.com/PTvzLCXZq2
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) July 14, 2024
U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (pictured above, right) he said “God saved President Trump tonight so he could save this country.” Moreno also called out Senator Brown for his earlier statement “saying that President Trump and his supporters should ‘pay the price.’”
Sherrod Brown needs to back off from his statement that President Trump and his supporters should “pay a price.” photo:twitter.com/4w7igJh2oG
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) July 14, 2024
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) published“God bless President Trump. Pray for his safety.” He later posted the following quote from Advantage:
At this moment, it is more essential than ever that we remain united and show our true character as Americans by remaining strong and determined and not allowing evil to win.”
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Christy Kelly is a reporter for The Arizona Sun Times and The Star News Network. Follow Christy on Twitter / X. Email Tips [email protected].
Photo “Bernie Moreno” by Bernie Moreno for US Senate. Photo “Sherrod Brown” by Sherrod Brown.
