Trump shooter used 'AR-style' rifle that was legally purchased: FBI

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An armed member of the secret service guarding former president Donald Trump from gunfire at a Pennsylvania rally.
The shooter who fired a Donald Trump in a Pennsylvania rally used a legally purchased AR-15 style rifle, according to the FBI.

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Mike Johnson condemns attempted Trump assassination, denounces political violence: 'We've got to turn the rhetoric down'

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the parties to "turn the temperature down" following the Trump rally shooting in Pennsylvania.

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Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks

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Police cars stationed outside the home of suspected Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Police cars stationed outside the home of suspected Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

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Melania Trump speaks out, calls Trump rally shooter a 'monster' who saw her husband as an 'inhuman political machine'

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Former President Donald Trump speaks alongside his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, during a rare joint appearance as they arrived to vote in Florida's primary election.

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13 American presidents who escaped attempts on their lives

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Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally moments before he was shot.
Former president Donald Trump was photographed moments before shots rang out at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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Witness shares account of seeing a spectator killed at Trump rally: 'His family members were on the bleachers with him'

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Donald Trump being escorted with blood on his face
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024.

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