{"id":60825,"date":"2026-04-20T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=60825"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:06:09","slug":"mtg-blows-up-trumps-absurdly-fake-assassination-attempt-in-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=60825","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>MTG blows up Trump&#8217;s absurdly fake assassination attempt in Butler.<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60827\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.05.51-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.05.51-AM.png 524w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.05.51-AM-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marjorie Taylor Greene has stirred up conspiracies about the\u00a0<a class=\"link yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/series-bad-decisions-bureaucratic-handicaps-231911444.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler&quot;}\">assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler<\/a>, Pennsylvania, in 2024, saying \u201cthere are a lot of questions\u201d about would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former GOP representative and Trump-loyalist is the latest\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/wwe-legend-makes-bizarre-claim-about-trump-assassination-attempt-b2945625.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:MAGA figure to accuse the administration of a \u201ccover-up\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MAGA figure to accuse the administration of a \u201ccover-up\u201d&quot;}\">MAGA figure to accuse the administration of a \u201ccover-up\u201d\u00a0<\/a>without any hard evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a final report on the July 13, 2024, shooting published last year, the FBI concluded<a class=\"link yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/know-gunman-thomas-matthew-crooks-193020795.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump&quot;}\">\u00a0that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump<\/a>, clipping the top of his ear, and killing supporter Corey Comperatore. FBI Director Kash Patel said the president was \u201cfully briefed\u201d and \u201csatisfied\u201d with the report, effectively drawing a line under the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But\u00a0<a class=\"link yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/tucker-carlson-claims-patel-fbi-172134256.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:questions about Crooks\u2019s motive and his political leanings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;questions about Crooks\u2019s motive and his political leanings&quot;}\">questions about Crooks\u2019s motive and his political leanings<\/a>\u00a0remain unanswered, prompting skeptics, including Republican\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fbi-stonewalled-house-trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-congressmen-allege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:representatives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;representatives&quot;}\">representatives<\/a>, to accuse the bureau of \u201cstonewalling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m not calling the Butler assassination a hoax,\u201d Greene said on X Sunday. \u201cBut there are a lot of questions that deserve public answers. I\u2019m asking why won\u2019t Trump release the information about Matthew Crooks?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/la_c_zAH3hRx8.VhpwPeyQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY1NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/db5d213009c719b8ba5fffba644f272f\" alt=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene has questioned the details surrounding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump\u2019s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024, and said \u2018there are a lot of questions\u2019 about would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks (AFP\/Getty)\" width=\"960\" height=\"655\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Marjorie Taylor Greene has questioned the details surrounding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump\u2019s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024, and said \u2018there are a lot of questions\u2019 about would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks (AFP\/Getty)<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"mt-1 rapid-noclick-resp bg-primary text-sm text-scooter dark:text-[color:var(--fg-link)] ml-2 absolute bottom-0 right-0 before:content-['...']\" data-ylk=\"elm:loadmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:more;\">More<\/button><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDid he actually act alone?\u201d Greene followed up. \u201cIf not, who is behind him and who helped him? Why the cover up??\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The White House has pushed back against the conspiracies, with a spokesperson saying \u201conly a fool\u201d would believe them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Greene amplified a conspiracy theory Saturday posted by Trisha Hope, a delegate from Texas for the 2024 Republican National Convention, who described herself as a \u201cJ6 Activist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hope shared her doubts about the official version of events and claimed Trump has \u201cshow[n] no interest in investigating what really happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI agree,\u201d said Greene. \u201cCorey Comperatore\u2019s wife and daughters deserve to know why Corey, a true American patriot and hero was murdered in Butler. Trump said repeatedly \u2018I am your retribution.\u2019 Where is the retribution?\u201d Greene asked her followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the anniversary of the shooting, Comperatore\u2019s widow, Helen Comperatore, said she was still waiting for answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAll I\u2019ve wanted this entire time was to sit down with the men who screwed up that day and find out why,\u201d she told\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/widow-of-fire-chief-corey-comperatore-who-was-killed-in-trump-assassination-attempt-slams-secret-service-as-one-year-anniversary-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The New York Post&quot;}\"><em>The New York Post\u00a0<\/em><\/a>last year. \u201cWhy? Why at that rally? Why at that one in Butler?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While many of Trump\u2019s supporters initially viewed his survival of the shooting as an act of divine intervention, right-wing influencers such as Tim Dillon and Tucker Carlson have begun to push the\u00a0<a class=\"link yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/tucker-carlson-claims-patel-fbi-172134256.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:unfounded theory that the assassination attempt was \u201cstaged.\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;unfounded theory that the assassination attempt was \u201cstaged.\u201d&quot;}\">unfounded theory that the assassination attempt was \u201cstaged.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/z_ECnRCr5BjktE_mTkbOLQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_635\/2f62afd9c58385bb5a7cc11fa8025477\" alt=\"The FBI concluded that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump but prominent MAGA figures have begun to push the unfounded theory that the assassination attempt was \u2018staged\u2019 (Getty)\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>The FBI concluded that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump but prominent MAGA figures have begun to push the unfounded theory that the assassination attempt was \u2018staged\u2019 (Getty)<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"mt-1 rapid-noclick-resp bg-primary text-sm text-scooter dark:text-[color:var(--fg-link)] ml-2 absolute bottom-0 right-0 before:content-['...']\" data-ylk=\"elm:loadmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:more;\">More<\/button><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former Minnesota Gov. and WWE star Jesse Ventura peddled the same conspiracy on\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/wwe-legend-makes-bizarre-claim-about-trump-assassination-attempt-b2945625.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Piers Morgan\u2019s Uncensored last month.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Piers Morgan\u2019s Uncensored last month.&quot;}\">Piers Morgan\u2019s\u00a0<em>Uncensored<\/em>\u00a0last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ventura branded the incident a \u201cblade job,\u201d which in professional wrestling is when fighters intentionally cut themselves to make it appear that their opponent has seriously hurt them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhat, you think it was fake?\u201d Morgan replied. \u201cI don&#8217;t know, where&#8217;s his scar today?\u201d Ventura said, referring to the injury Trump sustained to his ear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">White House spokesperson Davis Ingle rubbished the conspiracy theories in a recent statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOn that tragic day in Butler, Pennsylvania, we tragically lost an American hero, Corey Comperatore, who selflessly laid down his life to protect those around him,\u201d White House spokesperson Ingle said. \u201cPresident Trump will never forget Corey and his beautiful family. On that dark day, God spared President Trump\u2019s life by a miraculous millimeter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mtg-stirs-conspiracy-theories-trump-211714944.html\">https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mtg-stirs-conspiracy-theories-trump-211714944.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60828,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60825\/revisions\/60828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}