Now that the dust has settled to some degree, so many questions have arisen regarding the gunman who attempted to take former President Donald Trump's life at a Pennsylvania rally last weekend.
According to Fox News, the would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, has a bizarre past regarding his thoughts on politicians, especially about Trump.
As FBI agents interviewed his former classmates, it was revealed that one of his classmates was reportedly chastised by Crooks for supporting Trump. Apparently, Crooks thought it was "stupid" to support the 45th president.
FBI agents have questioned his former classmates and peers to build a profile regarding a possible motive for the assassination attempt.
One of the former classmates interviewed by the federal law enforcement agency was 20-year-old Vincent Taormina, who said he wasn't able to provide much information about Crooks as he hadn't interacted with him for several years, saying the FBI was mainly looking for more people to contact.
"They called me…honestly just asked me for names and if I could give [them] much else," Taormina told Fox News Digital.
He did reveal that he believes the killer's closest group of friends had originated a school shooting threat, saying, "They were definitely the type, and they did, make threats to shoot up our school."
This is Vincent Taormina, former classmate of the shooter.
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— Allie Crenshaw (@alliecrenshaw12) July 18, 2024
While there was no solid evidence that Crooks' group of friends made the threat, it was noted that afterward, Crooks was not at school for several days.
"Everybody, anybody who knew him-knew him, should have seen something," Taormina said. "They should have known something was up, and I know it's kind of easy to hide, but people are going to get their affairs in order before they do something that's bold and this drastic, and nobody saw it? And why?"
Crooks had confronted him years ago about his support for Donald Trump, and he said Crooks had a "smug" dislike for politicians.
Users across social media had their own thoughts on Crooks and his potential motives.
"Amazing how many young people are so brainwashed they believe everything bad about Trump," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "I do not believe for a second the FBI has no clue what Crooks's motive is."
