The streets of Western Pennsylvania are still buzzing about the near-assassination of President Trump. The South Shore Press Man on the Street found out what residents are talking about more than a year later.
“I don’t trust the government; they’re lying about everything on this. How in the world can someone get this close to the President of the United States with a rifle and no one stops him? He may be a lone shooter, but he did have help. I’m waiting for the details on how this happened and who else was involved.” — Ken Weaver, Butler, Pa.
“If the cops weren’t there, it would have been a different story. I would have shot the SOB myself. I’m still pretty angry that the President comes here and this is what happens.” — Chip Hill, Butler, Pa.
“Not a Trump fan; wish he had better aim.” — Anonymous, Bethel Park, Pa.
“I said to my buddy, ‘There’s someone on the roof,’ and nobody did anything. Something’s not right about the whole picture; he didn’t act alone. What do we have to do as citizens to stop something like this?” — Drew Hay, Mars, Pa.
“What surprised me is how quickly Trump’s wound healed. I’m a war veteran, and my scars took a long time. It looks like the Trump organization set the whole thing up for a photo op.” — Ken Williams, Bethel Park, Pa.
“I’m not buying the lone-wolf scenario. He didn’t do this on his own; he had help. It seems like he was in brainwashed; it didn’t come from his parents.” — Sheryl Colamarino, Monroeville, Pa.
“There’s definitely a cover-up. They got rid of the body real fast — dead people don’t talk. I don’t trust the government. I don’t doubt their tentacles reached out to the small-town local police.” — CK, Cabot, Pa.