Some corners of MAGA world are increasingly questioning the July 2024 assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump. And now, Marjorie Taylor Greene is adding fuel to the fire.
Over the weekend, Greene took to social media to amplify a post from Trisha Hope, a self-described “J6 activist,” who suggested there’s something suspicious about the shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally. Among the claims: the timing of a widely circulated photo of Trump and the president’s reluctance to discuss the incident in detail.
Hope went even further, pushing a theory that Corey Comperatore—who was killed while shielding his family—was somehow “used in the plot” to make the attack appear real.
Greene didn’t outright endorse that claim, but she made it clear she thinks something isn’t adding up.
“Extremely important post worth the read and consideration,” Greene wrote. She added that Comperatore’s family “deserves to know the truth” about the shooter, Matthew Crooks, and questioned why Trump himself isn’t “leading the charge” for answers.
“That’s the question,” she said pointedly.
Her comments come as conspiracy theories about the shooting continue to spread among prominent Trump allies. Figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and others in right-wing media circles have all hinted that the official story doesn’t hold up.
Even some Republican lawmakers have raised concerns. Reps. Mike Kelly and Pat Fallon previously accused the FBI of “stonewalling” a House probe into the attack—despite the bureau’s final report concluding the shooter acted alone.
As for Trump, he’s largely avoided revisiting the incident. In a 2025 interview with the BBC, he said he doesn’t like “dwelling” on it.
Still, the imagery of that day has remained central to his political brand. At the 2024 Republican National Convention, Trump appeared with a bandage on his ear after it was “grazed” by a bullet. And after returning to the White House, he prominently displayed a painting based on the now-famous photo of himself with a raised fist taken moments after the shooting.
Now, with allies like Greene publicly questioning the narrative, the conspiracy chatter shows no signs of slowing down.
