Right-Wing Leaders Now Active Targets By Radical Left: CM Himanta After Trump Assassination Bid

Guwahati: Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma extended his support to the former President of the US after the latter was allegedly attacked by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, injuring his right ear.

Right-Wing Leaders Active Targets: CM Sarma

Expressing solidarity with the 78-year-old former President, CM Sarma, in a post on X, said that right-wing leaders across the globe were being targeted by the radical left. He wrote, "Physical or otherwise, right-wing leaders across the globe are now active targets of the radical left. However, these attacks will not be able to defeat the "nation first" ideology. This is rooted in deep spirituality and inspired by the Sanatan philosophy of "Janani Janmabhoomi cha Swargadapi Gariyasi." My best wishes to Donald Trump as he stands strong.  #StandWithTrump #NationFirst

Trump Survives Assassination Attempt

Trump, 78, survived an attempt on his life on Saturday when a young shooter allegedly fired multiple shots at him. The shooting left one person attending the rally dead and two others in serious condition.

The 20-year-old suspected shooter was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service.

Suspect Was Registered Republican

Crooks, the suspect, was a registered Republican who would have voted for the first time in the presidential election in November. The youngster lived in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, about 56 km south of the Trump rally site where law enforcement officials said he fired at Trump, the presumptive presidential candidate of the Republican Party.

Secret Service Official Shoot Down Crooks

Crooks was shot dead by the Secret Service personnel on Saturday, soon after he fired a volley of shots at Trump from an “elevated position outside of the rally venue.”

Crooks Graduated in 2022

He graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022, according to a local media report and a video of the school’s commencement. Crooks was registered to vote as a Republican, according to a listing in Pennsylvania’s voter database that matched his name, age, and a Bethel Park address that law enforcement searched.

This year’s presidential election would have been the first he was old enough to vote in, CNN said. A US citizen who turned 18 years old on or before Election Day (November 5, 2024) is eligible to vote.

When reached by CNN after the attack on Trump, Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, said he was trying to figure out “what the hell is going on” but would “wait until I talk to law enforcement” before speaking about his son.

Agents Had To Run Crook's DNA and Get Biometric Confirmation...

Crooks did not have any identification on his body, so agents had to “run his DNA and get biometric confirmation,” Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, said at a press conference Saturday night before Crooks was named.

(with PTI inputs)