The two representatives arrived on site with conservative commentator Benjamin “Benny” Johnson for an upcoming podcast episode on “The Benny Show. ”
“I need to thank Navy SEAL sniper Eli Crane and Army fighting veteran and tactical security specialist Cory Mills for bringing my team to Butler, Pennsylvania today,” Johnson wrote in an article in X. “Both are members of Congress who will locate the TRUTH about how a bullet hit Trump in the head. “
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Representatives Cory Mills and Eli Crane tour the Butler Fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, Thursday, July 25, 2024. The fairgrounds were the site of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
General view of the water tower near the Butler Fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The fairgrounds were the site of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
Mills and Crane’s tour came after a meeting of 11 bipartisan lawmakers saw Monday.
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Crane, who has visited the site twice, posted an X-video in the past showing how simple it was to climb onto the roof about 150 yards from where Trump was speaking and take a sniper position with a direct line of sight to the former. president. .
“Hey guys. I’m here, in the construction where the alleged sniper fired. It’s not that steep at all,” Crane said. If the Secret Service or anyone else had had sniper groups, this guy wouldn’t have gotten to be five feet tall on that roof. “
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A water tower offers a view of the Butler Fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 25, 2024 (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital).
Following Trump’s assassination, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced calls to resign.
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Cheatle, first, vehemently declared that he would not resign, but resigned a day after his commencement address to Congress.
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