President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, taking a grazing bullet wound in the ear. He responded with bravura, pumping his fist at the crowd and telling them to “fight” as the Secret Service tried to hustle him off. Several progressives on X alleged that the shooting may have been fake. This would not explain the death of Trump supporter Corey Comperatore, who died protecting his family at the scene.

BREAKING: The Trump rally attendee who was murdered yesterday by Matthew Crooks has been identified as Corey Comperatore.

A family member has released a statement on their Facebook page about the situation.

Prayers up for Corey and his family. pic.twitter.com/WAK9p4xuUw

— Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) July 14, 2024

Still, that did not stop baseless speculation.

And yes, the billionaire DNC mega-donor @reidhoffman is and long has been one of the nation's most deranged and demented scumbags.https://t.co/g4hGWEGXey pic.twitter.com/B8iQ8KjsZx

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 14, 2024

I certainly hope this is not a staged act. But…