Overview

• President Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts in 2024, one at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and another at his Florida golf club.
• The first attacker, Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed one attendee and injured two others before grazing Trump’s ear with a bullet; investigators are probing potential foreign ties.
• The second suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was apprehended after hiding for hours at Trump International Golf Club with a scoped rifle and multiple cellphones bearing unusual markings.
• Trump criticized delays in releasing investigative findings, stating the Secret Service and FBI failed to adequately address key security lapses and suspicious evidence.
• The president has expressed interest in releasing the report but acknowledged the possibility that sensitive details could limit disclosure.