A man attending a rally for Republican candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania had to be shocked with a Taser after he tried to jump into the press section.
The man, wearing sunglasses and a grey jacket, tried to break into the area moments after Trump criticised the media for allegedly favouring his Democratic rival. Kamala Harris and his running mate, Tim Walz, in their Friday coverage.
Footage from the Johnstown protest shows police and protesters trying to pull the disruptor away from the metal fence as he continued to hold on with both arms.
But after a few seconds of struggle, the officers managed to bring him down as the crowd chanted slogans.
A man (center) at Republican candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania had to be taken down with a Taser after he tried to jump into the press section.
The man could eventually be seen being pushed to the ground as officers tasered him.
The crowd continued to cheer as a group of police officers led the man away, prompting Trump to declare: “Is there any place more fun than a Trump rally?”
Officials also handcuffed another man in the crowd and led him out of the stadium, though they did not clarify whether that arrest was related to the initial altercation.
It remains unclear what motivated the man to attempt to storm the area or whether he was a supporter or critic of Trump.
The sunglasses-wearing daredevil attempted to storm the area moments after Trump criticized the media for allegedly favoring his Democratic rival Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, in their coverage.
Officers managed to get him down from the metal fence as the crowd continued to chant slogans.
The man could eventually be seen being pushed to the ground as officers tasered him.
Fierce criticism of the media has become a standard part of Trump’s campaign speeches, prompting his supporters to turn to the press section and boo, often while using the middle finger to demonstrate their dislike of journalists.
The failed attempt comes days after it was revealed that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man who shot Trump, grazing his ear, may not have been working alone.
Republican Rep. Mike Waltz said the gunman’s motivation is It is still unknown and there are concerns that a foreign entity or other third party may have been involved in the attack.
Waltz asked how federal authorities can say with certainty that Crooks was a lone wolf if they can’t answer other questions, such as why he had multiple foreign encrypted messaging accounts.
The crowd continued to cheer as a group of police officers led the man away, prompting Trump to declare: “Is there any place more fun than a Trump rally?”
Fierce criticism of the media has become a standard part of Trump’s campaign speeches, prompting his supporters to turn to the press section and boo, often while using the middle finger to demonstrate their dislike of journalists.
Supporters cheer the Republican presidential candidate during a campaign rally at the 1st Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial on August 30.
A man holds a flag as another man is detained by security and police after jumping onto the media platform at a campaign rally for the Republican presidential candidate.
His comments came after it was revealed that Iran was also planning an assassination attempt on the former president around the same time Crooks carried out his plot.
“The deeper we get into this, the more questions I have,” Waltz said.
“It’s what’s really going on around them that’s so disturbing.
“And to me, the most disturbing thing is that we have ongoing plots from Iran to eliminate a former president, a leading candidate, and a Pakistani citizen has just been arrested after making an initial payment to hitmen, and it’s barely being covered in the news.”
Crooks was able to create multiple explosives with remote detonators, another thing that surprised Waltz and made him wonder if he had help.
As the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Department of Homeland Security conduct their investigations into the massive security breach, Waltz and 12 other lawmakers on a House task force are also investigating the assassination attempt.
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