Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has shared a post suggesting the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, was staged, sparking fresh debate, despite the fact that photographic evidence shows a bullet streaking past his head.
In a move that echoes conspiracy claims once pushed heavily by the left, Greene amplified a detailed post from Trisha Hope, a self-described long-time Trump supporter and national delegate. The post questions Trump’s handling of the aftermath, from his RNC speech to Secret Service promotions, while ignoring hard facts like the bullet trajectory captured on camera and the death of rally attendee Corey Comperatore.
“Extremely important post worth the read and consideration,” Greene wrote. “Corey Comperatore’s family deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler on July 13, 2024.”
Extremely important post worth the read and consideration.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene ?? (@mtgreenee) April 18, 2026
Corey Comperatore’s family deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler on July 13, 2024.
President Trump, of all people, should be leading the charge.
Why isn’t he?
That’s the question. https://t.co/kTpoRHYsYZ
“President Trump, of all people, should be leading the charge,” Greene added. “Why isn’t he? That’s the question.”
The shared post by Hope dives deep into skepticism. It references Trump’s RNC remarks: “‘So many people have asked me what happened. Tell us what happened, please. And therefore, I will tell you exactly what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s actually too painful to tell.’”
“In my opinion Trump made that statement to stop any further conversation about what happened. He gave us his official story, would only do it once and that was the end of it,” Hope wrote.
Hope also highlighted post-inauguration actions: “Following the inauguration, I found it odd that Trump wasn’t going aggressively after those who allowed this to happen. He seemed to behave like it was no big deal. His Secret Service detail failed him massively, allowed him to be shot, and they allowed that perfectly timed photo op to take place. Instead of his SS detail being terminated as they should have been, Trump made the gentleman in the white shirt the HEAD of the Secret Service on January 22, 2025. Instead of losing his job Sean Curran was given a massive promotion.”
“Now, I want you to look critically at this photo. They allowed President Trump to stand up, exposing multiple potential kill shots, as the flag is gently lowered. Interesting that the other SS agents lower their heads as the perfectly time ICONIC photo is taken. Honestly, it couldn’t have been scripted better if were to have been done in a studio,” the post continues.
Trumps just been shot but here’s the Secret Service guiding photographers around ignoring danger to get the famous photo while the crane operator lowers the flag into position ignoring the danger.
— Irlandarra (@martinez_j7902) April 18, 2026
Staged event. pic.twitter.com/P922el59kJ
These claims persist despite clear visual proof from the July 13, 2024, rally. New York Times photographer Doug Mills captured a now-famous image of a bullet flying past Trump’s head, taken at an extremely fast shutter speed. The FBI confirmed the projectile struck Trump’s ear. Corey Comperatore, a fire chief shielding his family, was fatally shot in the incident. Yet for the theorists, none of that seems to matter.
Take a look at this picture, which shows how close the bullet was to taking Trump out.
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) July 14, 2024
By the will of God, the bullet only grazed his ear.
There are people trying to say this was staged.
Trump's survival today is a miracle itself. pic.twitter.com/WTpqArrfR1
This isn’t the first time the Butler shooting has fueled wild speculation. As we reported earlier, Jesse Ventura claimed Trump staged the assassination attempt with a wrestling “blade job” on his own ear.
Leftists previously erupted in frenzy over a photo of Trump’s ear without a bandage shortly after the event.
And a CNN mouthpiece insisted Trump was only “supposedly” shot in the ear, with no doctors confirming details.
Now some on the right, annoyed with Trump over Iran and the Epstein saga, are picking up the same narrative.
A separate deep dive from Wired underscores how these doubts are spreading within once-loyal Trump circles amid broader frustrations. The piece notes that as support wanes, theories that Trump orchestrated the entire event to boost his campaign have intensified.
Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president. https://t.co/meDq6JZOQw
— WIRED (@WIRED) April 17, 2026
Comedian and former Trump backer Tim Dillon stated on his show: “I think that maybe it was staged.” He even floated Trump coming forward with: “Some people are going to be upset by this, but we staged the assassination attempt in Butler to show people how important it was to vote for me and how far I was willing to go for them.”
Trisha Hope, the same delegate whose post Greene shared, posted on X: “If you cannot look at this story and use critical thinking skills and have at least some questions, you are the problem and we need you to snap out of it.”
The Wired article also references earlier pushes from Tucker Carlson on FBI involvement, Emerald Robinson claiming the “FBI did it,” and Joe Kent discussing shut-down investigations. It highlights how some responses on platforms like Telegram lean heavily toward staging.
Recent coverage from outlets like The Daily Beast frames Greene as joining “disgruntled” MAGA voices stoking these rumors, noting the shift from initial left-wing claims to current infighting.
The pattern is clear: facts like the bullet photo, the dead hero Comperatore, and the chaos of that day get brushed aside in favor of elaborate scripts involving perfect timing and promotions. Secret Service lapses were real and demanded answers—former Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid scrutiny—but turning the entire event into a hoax dismisses the threat Trump actually faced and continues to face.
The attempt on Trump’s life galvanized millions precisely because it was authentic—a raw moment of survival that underscored the stakes of the America First fight. Questioning security failures is one thing. Denying the attempt itself, bullet evidence and all, hands ammunition to the very media and deep-state skeptics who smeared Trump from day one.
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