Staff Reports
A month has passed since a 20-year-old radical, with a penchant for violence that seems to have skipped right past reason and responsibility, managed to breach security protocols more porous than Swiss cheese. This miscreant, going by the name of Thomas Crook, was able to clamber atop a guarded building and fire eight rounds at Donald Trump. One bullet caught the former president squarely in the ear. Meanwhile, a local firefighter was tragically killed while heroically shielding his family from the barrage, and two other men were injured. Crook was using his father’s semiautomatic rifle, evidently having been practicing for months to fulfill his deranged fantasy of taking down a former and possibly future president. Instead, he ended up on that rooftop bleeding out like a scene from an unfortunate low-budget action film, courtesy of a counter-sniper.
As the investigation into this shocking attempt on Trump’s life unfolds, one must ask—what’s taking the FBI so long? In a nation where assassination attempts on politicians usually stay in the headlines for years, this incident seems to have swiftly faded into the background, overshadowed by a collective silence akin to the sound of crickets on a summer night. While the left continues to rehash the tragedies of past assassinations, from Ronald Reagan to Martin Luther King, Jr., the apparent nonchalance regarding Trump’s assassination attempt speaks volumes about the current political climate. A murderer attempting to silence leaders shouldn’t be treated lightly, and yet, the political warfare against Trump generates more buzz than the actual danger he faced.
The FBI says former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania two weeks ago. https://t.co/c8S3k7vkGi pic.twitter.com/JUWXj7GH2x
— CBS Saturday Morning (@cbssaturday) July 27, 2024
The day after the incident, one would think that higher-ups with the FBI and the Secret Service would be on the scene, giving updates and reassuring the public. Instead, their absence suggested either a poorly run operation or an unsettling lack of urgency. Those in charge, like Alejandro Mayorkas from Homeland Security and FBI Director Chris Wray, were nowhere to be seen. One could almost hear the crickets chirping as important figures skipped the press conference like it was a game of hopscotch. Rumor has it that Wray might know how to hop on government jets for his vacation but couldn’t manage a short trip to Butler to discuss the assassination attempt on one of America’s most prominent public figures.
An inquiry into this fiasco might reveal more than just operational shortcomings; it might expose a systemic issue within agencies that ought to prioritize national safety but seem far more interested in using their resources for less honorable pursuits, such as investigating Trump’s past and entertaining outlandish conspiracy theories. The head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, seems to have pulled a vanishing act post-incident, resigning in a way that conveniently circumvents accountability. The sound of silence from the Secret Service in the month since the shooting is deafening, and their apparent inaction raises eyebrows.
Whistleblowers have had to step in to fill the gaps, as the official channels remain tight-lipped. It’s almost as if a coordinated effort is in place to keep the truth buried—as if the narrative that Trump is a formidable contender and a genuine embodiment of American resilience must be suppressed for the left’s electoral strategy. The last month has seen more dodging and weaving than a political debate, with critical information being overshadowed in favor of the narratives put forth by a media seeking to control the story. If the left thinks they can wave a magic wand and make an assassination attempt go unnoticed, they are sorely mistaken.
While the bureaucratic machines spin their wheels, those in the know recognize this investigation for what it is: another chapter in the ongoing saga of political warfare. As a new operation, dubbed Operation Bury Assassination, seemingly works like a well-oiled machine to keep the truth from surfacing, many Americans are left to wonder just how deep the swamp truly goes.
