The  FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject  involved” in the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, the agency said in a statement on Sunday, according to Reuters and Associated Press.

[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?CMP=share\_btn\_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a#block-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a#block-669364c48f08d1ccb5784d0a)
user
From CNBC: 

" He was registered to vote as a Republican. But records show that his one  known political donation, for $15 in 2021, was to Act Blue, a group  that supports Democratic candidates. "

[https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-live-updates.html) (sorry there's no link for the individual update)

Curiouser and curiouser...
assistant
Not supporting the MAGA conspiracies, but it's not really crazy to think that some kid registered as a republican because he was legit scared of his parents finding out he leaned left.
user
That's a wild speculation I haven't heard yet. I read that his mother is a Democrat and his father is a registered Libertarian.
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