No, there was no “assassination attempt” against Trump — in reality, supporters attacked a peaceful protestor
Here’s what happened:
- Trump was delivering a speech in Nevada.
- A fight broke out in front of the stage after a man identified as Austyn Crites held a “Republicans Against Trump” sign.
- Someone in the crowd reportedly shouted, “gun!”
- Trump was whisked off stage.
- Crites was detained. No weapon was found. He was released.
- Trump was returned a short time later.
Trump’s social media director and Donald Trump Jr. both retweeted the above tweet calling it an “assassination attempt.” Cries said the following:
“All of a sudden, because they couldn’t grab the sign, or whatever happened, bam, I get tackled by all these people who were just, like, kicking me and grabbing me in the crotch and just, just beating the crap out of me. And somebody yells something about a gun, and so that’s when things really got out of hand.”
The Trump campaign released a statement later in the evening that obfuscated the truth.
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