Donald Trump Jr. suggests the false alarm in Nevada was an 'assassination attempt'
Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, Saturday evening after someone in the audience yelled, "gun!" Fortunately, it was just a false alarm: The supposed attacker, Austyn Crites, was actually a #NeverTrump Republican armed with a sign and no intention of doing Trump or his supporters harm.
But Donald Trump Jr. didn't let that pesky detail stop him from retweeting a post describing the incident as an "assassination attempt."
Hillary ran away from rain today. Trump is back on stage minutes after assassination attempt. pic.twitter.com/KjCmdnV5Hb
— Jack Posobiec :flag-us: (@JackPosobiec) November 6, 2016
Dan Scavino Jr., the Trump campaign's social media director, retweeted the post as well. The rain reference refers to a Florida rally Hillary Clinton cut short Saturday after heavy rains hit the event.