Trump Shooter Starred In Shocking Ad For MAJOR Leftist Company

BlackRock Inc., the trillion-dollar asset management company, has withdrawn a 2022 advertisement featuring Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Internet investigators uncovered a video showing Crooks, who was fatally shot by Secret Service agents after he fired an AR-15 rifle at President Trump from a rooftop over 400 feet away. The two-year-old ad featured Crooks alongside his high school peers, who made unpaid appearances as BlackRock promoted its financial education initiatives for public school students.

The 30-second ad included a teacher from Bethel High School discussing his experience with students in his Advanced Placement (AP) Economics class, where Crooks was briefly shown turning in his seat to look toward the front of the room.

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BlackRock has announced the removal of the advertisement from its website but stated it will remain accessible to the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies investigating the assassination attempt. The company told Reuters on Sunday that the ad, aired in 2022, featured a teacher from Bethel Park High School with unpaid students, including Thomas Matthew Crooks, in the background. BlackRock has since removed the ad.

Investigators found that Crooks, described as a solitary individual by some former classmates, graduated with exceptional grades and was a recipient of the National Math & Science Initiative Star Awards, which the school presents annually.

This revelation comes at an unfortunate time for the world's leading asset management firm, as Wall Street profits are scheduled to be disclosed on Monday. In a statement issued after the shooting incident, BlackRock sought to distance itself from Crooks, who had helped promote their educational investment initiatives.

“The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent,” the company stated. “We’re thankful former President Trump wasn’t seriously injured, and we are thinking about all the innocent bystanders and victims of this awful act, especially the person who was killed.”

BlackRock, which manages $9.1 trillion in assets, faced swift criticism from internet commentators for investing in prominent gun manufacturers, which they argued have contributed to the widespread occurrence of mass shootings in the United States over many years. BlackRock remained silent when the Post requested an additional response.