The Widow of the Firefighter Slain by a Would-Be Assassin Speaks Out
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Helen Comperatore, widow of Corey Comperatore who was killed in the 2018 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has witnessed conspiracy theories falsely claiming the attack was staged.
- These theories, circulating across political spectrums, suggest her husband was a human sacrifice to bolster a plot to help elect Trump, which she strongly rejects as painful and baseless.
- Despite her support for Trump, Helen Comperatore harbors an unproven belief that President Joe Biden was somehow involved in orchestrating the attack, suspecting the gunman was influenced or funded by a higher power.
- She expresses frustration over the spread of misinformation amid growing partisanship and distrust in government, emphasizing the absurdity of claims that the assassination attempt was fabricated.
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