Media fails to cover new Trump shooter details

Key Concepts

• Thomas Crooks Assassination Attempt: The near-successful assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, by Thomas Crooks.
• Radicalization: The process by which individuals adopt extremist political views.
• Media Bias: The tendency of news organizations to favor certain political perspectives.
• FBI Transparency: The need for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be open and honest with the public.
• Presidential Health and Acuity: Scrutiny of a president's physical and mental fitness for office.
• New York Times Reporting: The specific coverage by the New York Times regarding President Trump's health.
• "Weekend at Bernie's" President: A derogatory comparison used to describe a perceived cognitively impaired president.

Thomas Crooks Case: Media Silence and FBI Botching

This section details the controversy surrounding the media's lack of coverage of the Thomas Crooks assassination attempt on President Trump and the FBI's handling of the probe.

• The Incident: Thomas Crooks came "a few millimeters from changing the history of the world" by attempting to assassinate President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• Crooks' Online Footprint and Radicalization: New data revealed Crooks' significant online presence and his radicalization process, indicating far-left political views. This contradicts earlier FBI testimony.
• Media Blackout: A Media Research Center report found that not a single story out of nearly 1,000 pushed by major tech news giants (Google News, MSN, Yahoo News, AOL, Apple News) covered the New York Post's exposé on the Crooks case.
• FBI Testimony vs. Reality: FBI Chief Christopher Wray testified to Congress that Crooks had a "little presence on social media" and "didn't really reveal a political motivation." This testimony is now known to be false.
• Reasons for Media Reluctance: The speaker suggests mainstream media outlets avoid stories that "don't fit their motivations and their political ideology." They are accused of "magically poof, forget about it" when events don't align with their narrative.
• Call for Transparency: The speaker expresses more concern with the FBI's lack of transparency, particularly under "Trump 2.0," demanding answers about why Christopher Ray and his associates misled Congress.
• Crooks' Ideological Shift: It is revealed that Crooks was initially a Republican and a "Trump guy" until around 2020, when he mysteriously began espousing "very violent rhetoric against President Trump and other Republicans." The question of what happened during the "COVID era" to radicalize him is raised.
• Role of Independent Journalism: The speaker emphasizes the need for independent journalists, citing The Blaze and Miranda Devine of the New York Post, to "dig for these answers" and understand the full scope of the incident.
• Crooks' Radicalization Details: The online footprint for the last four years of Crooks' life was "significant," not just one or two posts. He became a "hard-left activist" after initially being pro-Trump.

Scrutiny of Presidential Health and Acuity

This section addresses the New York Times' reporting on President Trump's health and contrasts it with the perceived coverage of Joe Biden's cognitive state.

• New York Times Reporting on Trump: The New York Times published an article expressing concern about President Trump's health, citing "shorter days" and "signs of fatigue," with the headline "Trump faces realities of aging in office."
• Critique of the Reporting: The speaker finds this reporting "laughable," especially coming from the New York Times, which is accused of ignoring or covering up the "real cognitive decline of Joe Biden."
• Comparison to Joe Biden: The speaker describes Joe Biden as a "weekend at Bernie's president for 4 years," stating he was "250 years old," unable to walk, talk, or "make a coherent string together a coherent thought." It's mentioned that Biden spent "something like 40% of his time in office on a Delaware beach."
• Motivation Behind Trump Coverage: The speaker believes the media "want to take every opportunity they can to try to get Trump."
• Trump's Perceived Health and Acuity: Despite the New York Times' claims, the speaker asserts that Trump is "healthier than a horse" and "healthier than most 40-year-old men." He is described as an "enigma" and a "mystery."
• Trump's Transparency: The speaker highlights Trump's transparency, noting he holds "press conferences multiple times a day" and talks to reporters.
• Media's Continued Efforts Against Trump: The speaker lists various attempts to stop Trump, including efforts to prevent him from getting into office, the "91 indictments," the raid on Mar-a-Lago, and "assassination attempts."
• Public Perception: The speaker concludes that "nobody believes them anymore" (referring to the media's attempts to discredit Trump).

Synthesis/Conclusion

The transcript highlights two primary areas of concern: the media's alleged bias and selective reporting, particularly in downplaying or ignoring the Thomas Crooks assassination attempt and the FBI's potential mishandling of the case, and the perceived hypocrisy in media coverage of presidential health, with a strong critique of the New York Times' reporting on Donald Trump compared to their coverage of Joe Biden. The overarching argument is that mainstream media outlets prioritize political ideology over factual reporting, leading to a lack of transparency and a distorted public narrative. The need for independent journalism to uncover the truth is emphasized.