Rep. Jasmine Crockett Claims Trump Supporters Tried to Assassinate Him

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett said during a televised appearance that political violence is coming from the “MAGA” movement and asserted that the two people who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in separate incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania, and in Florida were themselves Trump supporters. Crockett offered no documentation to support the claim in the clip circulating online. Conservative commentators and activists immediately disputed her statement, branding it unfounded and accusing the Texas Democrat of misrepresenting the investigations into the attacks. The remarks add to the partisan wrangling over the political motivations behind recent acts of violence. Authorities have not publicly corroborated Crockett’s characterization of the suspects, and no evidence linking the assailants to pro-Trump organizations has been released.