Government employees, including a Democrat congressional staffer and a purported FBI employee, expressed dismay on social media that Saturday’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was unsuccessful. After a gunman opened fire at a political rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, social media posts expressed sentiments like “don’t miss next time” and “so close.
FBI Staffer: ‘So Close.
Jenna Howell, who is an FBI employee, according to a former FBI analyst who spoke with The Federalist, took to Facebook to express apparent regret that the gunman failed to assassinate Trump. She shared an image depicting the grim reaper attempting to pick Trump out of a claw machine captioned “AWWW SO CLOSE.” Howell appeared to criticize social media users expressing grief and outrage over the political violence, writing, “Y’all gun-toting, 2nd Amendment-loving hillbillies better just sit down and stay quiet unless you’re gonna change your mind on gun control.
Law enforcement has provided no official information on how Crooks obtained the firearm. Former FBI analyst Chris Toompas told The Federalist that Howell is a former NICS Firearms Background Check Unit employee, the unit that decides whether Americans are permitted to obtain firearms. She is now assigned to the FBI’s Identity Research Department, according to Toompas.
Toompas, who said he worked with Howell before the Covid-19 pandemic, spoke with The Federalist about her history. The only thing leftists love to do is hate those who disagree with them, and in this instance, wish for their death,” Toompas said, adding that he was terminated from the FBI for refusing to comply with the Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
I went to Facebook during my suspension to voice my disdain for the mandate and share my suspension story,” Toompas explained. When I did so, [Howell] threatened to report me to the FBI for violating the FBI’s Facebook policy. The irony.
Congressional Staffer: ‘Get Shooting Lessons.
Jacqueline Marsaw, who was hired as a field representative by Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson in 2023, shared her disappointment that Trump was not killed in a series of Facebook posts Saturday night. I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time,” Marsaw wrote. The post was apparently directed at alleged gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot and killed by law enforcement after opening fire.
Crooks, 20, wounded Trump and killed a local father, whose daughter said he died shielding her from the gunfire. Crooks seriously injured two others. That’s what your hate speech got you!!!” Marsaw posted. She later criticized Trump supporters who spoke out against her posts, claiming they “can’t see the wrong that he does.