{"id":303494,"date":"2024-07-17T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-campaign-profiled-thomas-matthew-crooks-father-family-had-maga-yard-sign"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:37:03","slug":"trump-campaign-profiled-thomas-matthew-crooks-father-family-had-maga-yard-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-campaign-profiled-thomas-matthew-crooks-father-family-had-maga-yard-sign","title":{"rendered":"Trump Marketing campaign Profiled Thomas Matthew Crooks&#039; Father, Household Had MAGA Yard Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"43.6376608842\">\n<section id=\"cb-61a9cef272f5bfb945cbab99dfd1e8de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240717_f4fe628128374ea382cff19b4a0998d9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f50f03f6-6905-438a-a39d-f4073a7aaf9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/4by3\/2024\/07\/17\/f4fe628128374ea382cff19b4a0998d9_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"thomas matthew crooks maga sign\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-61a9cef272f5bfb945cbab99dfd1e8de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5e39f1139d0dbe759b51ee1dbdd554ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.0350877193\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s presidential campaign once profiled the father of attempted assassin <strong>Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/strong> &#8230; identifying the guy as a strong Republican who was into guns.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5e39f1139d0dbe759b51ee1dbdd554ee--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b655159b7f42567b1559aff8abd2c96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.2515337423\">\n<p>Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign amassed a database of millions of voters in swing states and <strong>Matthew Brian Crooks<\/strong> was one of them &#8230; with Trump&#8217;s team determining he was a likely gun owner and &#8220;hunter&#8221; who would favorably respond to pro-gun rights messaging &#8230; according to data first obtained and revealed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/channel4.com\/news\/revealed-trump-campaign-secret-data-on-gunmans-family\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UK&#8217;s Channel 4 News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b655159b7f42567b1559aff8abd2c96--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f8368d0982db22ffb8b331b14283ece9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0310acfa-f88d-4e7a-9676-6ab0236d4927-1986035694-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0310acfa-f88d-4e7a-9676-6ab0236d4927-1986035694-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1c\/16by9\/2024\/07\/14\/1c417fc79b0d4bd68e38f8f83b1f452e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">7\/13\/24<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f8368d0982db22ffb8b331b14283ece9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cfb98916613ee1a8a80481b6498f08b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The would-be assassin&#8217;s mother, <strong>Mary<\/strong>, was profiled by Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign too apparently &#8230; and she was also identified as a likely gun owner by campaign researchers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cfb98916613ee1a8a80481b6498f08b4--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06382ba119c6a4701283b41a78870a93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>And get this &#8230; Trump&#8217;s campaign database assigned scores to each of the 6.7 million Pennsylvania voters analyzed ahead of the 2016 election &#8230; with the shooter&#8217;s father scoring among the top 20 in their Bethel Park hometown in terms of pro-gun-related indicators.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06382ba119c6a4701283b41a78870a93--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30e9efe0d43635c84be43338ca5ba429\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-162dc202-97ac-4706-a82f-8d95bf60b026-1644673316-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-162dc202-97ac-4706-a82f-8d95bf60b026-1644673316-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/87\/16by9\/2024\/07\/13\/87bdc9d8852240fa8003fffebcd0d816_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">7\/13\/24<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30e9efe0d43635c84be43338ca5ba429--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82304fff3da8d1cb995327abfb5d5875\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.1875\">\n<p>Crooks&#8217; father legally purchased the AR-15-style rifle his son used in Saturday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/13\/donald-trump-appear-shot-pennsylvania-rally-president-election\/\"><strong>assassination attempt<\/strong><\/a> at Trump&#8217;s rally in Butler, PA &#8230; and TMC reportedly bought 50 bullets from a gun store on the morning of the shooting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82304fff3da8d1cb995327abfb5d5875--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b28c27f3598c28bb8519dcaf7f8fdce9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240717_66c6aba80497480391e75e7a7e33e89d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f50f03f6-6905-438a-a39d-f4073a7aaf9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/66\/4by3\/2024\/07\/17\/66c6aba80497480391e75e7a7e33e89d_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Thomas Matthew Crooks sub\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b28c27f3598c28bb8519dcaf7f8fdce9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ced2d5f9c8df4e440b7843110ee88d3a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.5652173913\">\n<p>Thomas lived with his parents in Bethel Park &#8230; and a neighbor told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/bethel-park-neighbors-still-shock-investigators-search-home-suspected-trump-rally-shooter\/c1d158c5-6c60-45ec-902e-fc7c95e2870e\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WPXI<\/strong><\/a> the Crooks family had pro-Trump and MAGA yard signs until recently. It&#8217;s unclear if the seemingly pro-Trump affiliation applied to Thomas himself &#8212; but on its face, it sounds like his parents liked DT.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ced2d5f9c8df4e440b7843110ee88d3a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bc0cc5d19f1b3d175286dcc1caf37020\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"19.36\">\n<p>The shooter&#8217;s ex-classmates say he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/16\/thomas-matthew-crooks-nicknamed-school-shooter-before-trump-attack\/\"><strong>nicknamed &#8220;school shooter&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> and would get bullied in class &#8230; and he was such a poor shot he couldn&#8217;t even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/15\/thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-rejected-rifle-team-terrible-shot-attempted-assassination\/\"><strong>make his school&#8217;s rifle team<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bc0cc5d19f1b3d175286dcc1caf37020--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1e611e026a007972837fb69ff8d58036\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240714_4ac6a3098b6b495c96176c2e5865fe7c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f50f03f6-6905-438a-a39d-f4073a7aaf9d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4a\/4by3\/2024\/07\/14\/4ac6a3098b6b495c96176c2e5865fe7c_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"thomas matthew crooks yearbook\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1e611e026a007972837fb69ff8d58036--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-14b6f9c7565ce0107d6b858dc9230010\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>We&#8217;re learning more about this guy every day &#8230; but the picture isn&#8217;t becoming much clearer on his motivation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-14b6f9c7565ce0107d6b858dc9230010--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/17\/trump-campaign-profiled-attempted-assassin-father-republican-maga-yard-sign-guns\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump&#8216;s presidential campaign once profiled the father of attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks &#8230; identifying the guy as a strong Republican who was into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}