Americans deserve answers about Thomas Crooks and why he tried to assassinate Trump: Karoline Leavitt

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00:00He slightly turned his head in an unfamiliar direction that he usually doesn't at that time

00:06in a speech. And the bullet hardly struck his head. I mean, it just missed his head.

00:14And you think about that and the odds, it can only be described as a miracle. And I think he

00:21knows that. And I know millions of Americans around the country believe that and that,

00:26you know, God saved President Trump in that moment. It was just amazing to think about.

00:31And Thomas Crooks, the assassin, was killed. He was shot dead by the snipers. He was cremated.

00:41There are a lot of sort of questions about him. We don't know very much about him. And

00:45I know when I interviewed President Trump at the very beginning of this term in about February,

00:50he at that moment said, I need to know more. I deserve to know more. He said to his Secret

00:57Service people there. And then the FBI was supposed to, but there's still no information,

01:02at least that's public. Is there anything, I mean, is he satisfied with what he's found out so far?

01:09You know, I don't want to speak for him on that because it is such a personal thing. But I do know

01:15that he has inquired with the Secret Service and the FBI. And it was earlier in the administration

01:20where he asked them, you know, I want an updated briefing on what happened. Do we know any more

01:25than when I was briefed immediately following the days after Butler? Because the Secret Service and

01:30FBI did at that time under the Biden administration, of course, come and brief the president. So he's

01:35been briefed by his own people on the matter. And whether he's satisfied, that's only a question

01:40he can answer. I can't answer it for him. But there are so many questions out there. And I mean,

01:46you know, did he act alone, et cetera. And it's, you know, it's over a year, it's 16 months now.

01:51For sure. Yeah, I mean, those questions are definitely deserving of answers. And I understand

01:56why the public wants those answers. And I believe the president does too.

02:00So why don't we have them?

02:02You know, it's a good question. And it's one I'd like to see the answer to. And I think

02:07all Americans would.