White House responds to Jesse Ventura claiming Trump's assassination attempt was fake
Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Politics, WWE, Celebrity
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Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Politics, WWE, Celebrity
The White House has issued a very direct response after Jesse Ventura raised questions about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.
In an interview with Piers Morgan on his show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, the former WWE star and Minnesota governor suggested the attempt to take Trump’s life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was ‘fake’.
However, the White House has since hit back at the shocking claims from the Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura host about that ‘dark day’ in July 2024.
In his interview, Ventura bizarrely branded the incident a ‘blade job’, which is when a wrestler will make themselves bleed on purpose, sometimes using a blade, for dramatic effect.
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A surprised Morgan responded: "A blade job? What, you think it was fake?"
This led Ventura to mention the apparent lack of a scar on Trump's ear, adding: "Come on, Piers, you're gonna tell me this guy [Trump] is a hero?"
When the British media personality agreed, he then replied: "Well, then he accomplished what he wanted out of you guys."
In a statement to UNILAD, a White House spokesperson said: "On that tragic day in Butler, Pennsylvania, we tragically lost an American hero, Corey Comperatore, who selflessly laid down his life to protect those around him. President Trump will never forget Corey and his beautiful family.
"On that dark day, God spared President Trump’s life by a miraculous millimeter. President Trump is standing stronger than ever as he continues to ‘fight, fight, fight’ for the American people. Only a fool would believe otherwise."
Corey Comperatore was a volunteer firefighter who was killed at the Pennsylvania rally, with authorities saying the 50-year-old died in an attempt to protect his family.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro later called Corey 'a hero' at a news conference. Meanwhile, his daughter described him as 'the best dad a girl could ever ask for', adding that he 'died a real-life superhero'.
Last year, the FBI released further details on the shooting and the person responsible, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Two other individuals were also seriously injured.
Crooks used an AR-15–style rifle from a nearby rooftop while Trump was giving a speech, before a Secret Service counter sniper team fatally shot him.
The FBI spoke with Fox News Digital and addressed the complaints that they had been ‘lying’ or withholding information.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino insisted that following their investigation, they found no motive for Crook’s attempt on Trump’s life.
He said: “We have reviewed this case over and over — looked into every nugget. We have spoken to the families, the president — there is no cover-up here.
"There is no motive for it, there is no reason for it.”
The FBI official also noted that Crooks may have planned to take even more lives, as an undetonated explosive device was apparently found in his vehicle.
Following the attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania, several fake claims, conspiracy theories, and manipulated images began circulating on social media.
One such claim involved a photo on Threads that was altered to make the Secret Service members appear to be smiling. The caption read: "Why are the secret service smiling? STAGED."
The image also spread around on other platforms, like X.
However, the image had been edited, with many news outlets, like the BBC and Reuters, showing that the original, taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci, doesn't show them smiling.
Meanwhile, Snopes also debunked an online theory surrounding quotes attributed to a supposed retired police detective about Trump allegedly using a 'blood capsule' to create the splatter on his ear, of which there is no evidence to support this claim.
Trump has previously spoken about the moment he was shot at, saying the bullet pierced the upper part of his ear and that he 'knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin'.