A Pennsylvania woman who attended the Trump rally where a gunman opened fire says she is not surprised someone tried to assassinate the former president.
A Pennsylvania woman attended the rally held by former President Trump on Saturday with her husband and, initially, was uncertain if the pops she heard were directly related to a gun, as she assumed, because of the fun-loving atmosphere, that someone set off fireworks.
«It was truly a lovely day and as we were sitting there, it really sounded like firecrackers», Chris Konopka, 56, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, told Fox News Digital over the phone. «There was no panic on my part because I immediately thought, ‘OK, who’s the idiot that did this because he’s ruining it for everybody?’»
Konopka described the day as an incredibly hot one, but lively and full of «happy, pleasant and helpful» rally goers.
«Nobody was drinking, chanting, screaming; none of it», she said.
Konopka, a first-time rally attendee, and her husband, small business owners near Bethel Park where the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was from, were seated about 20 feet behind Trump and the stage.
She said it wasn’t until the couple got home that they understood the gravity of the situation as iPhone service at Butler Farm Show Grounds was limited and only text messages from her mom were coming through.
