Trump fundraises off assassination attempt as Biden suspends campaign ads in aftermath of rally shooting

October 20, 2024

Read our privacy policy Thanks for signing up to theInside Washington email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. The Independent reviewed two separate texts sent out by the Trump campaign using its texting “short code,” 88022. Trump was shot at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday by Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old who lived in the Pittsburgh suburbs. Crooks, who was not attending the Trump rally, posted up on a nearby rooftop, which was just outside the secure perimeter set up by the Secret Service. “It’s usually something [the Secret Service] has under control.”