My latest at the Belmont Club. A ringside seat to drama. Miraculous misfortune versus miraculous fortune.
Belmont Club: The Battle of the Miracles
Why was there no security posted on the rooftop from which the would-be assassin of Donald Trump took his shot? Not for any profound reason but because the Secret Service was afraid of its agents falling according to Director Kimberly Cheatle. “There’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof. And so, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.” It is part of a succession of marvels that occurred on July 13, 2024. First there was the rapid preparation of the alleged assassin Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old cook in a nursing home, for the task of killing an ex-president. Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was advertised approximately ten days before the shooting. “Donald Trump will be holding a rally at the Butler County Farm Show grounds this Saturday … Doors for Trump’s appearance are set to open at 1 p.m. Saturday; Trump himself is scheduled to speak at 5 p.m.” reported Pittsburgh’s WSA. ’In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops,” reported CNN.