Does she know something?
Why MAGA has developed conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Trump
Apr. 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Byย Zeeshan Aleem
Over the weekend, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., published multiple posts on X questioning authoritiesโ accounts of the July 2024 attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Greene said Trump wonโt โrelease the informationโ about the would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, and accused the president of a โcover up.โ She suggested without evidence that Crooks acted in concert with others who have yet to be identified, and asked why Trump has failed to cracked down on them. She boosted a post by a delegate from Texas during the 2024 Republican National Convention, who put scare quotes around the term โassassination attemptโ when describing her questions about what happened in Butler that summer day and described his โfight, fight, fightโ photo as suspiciously polished.
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