Widow of Man Killed During Butler Assassination Attempt: “I Believe it Was an Inside Job”

The widow of Corey Comperatore — the firefighter and devoted family man who was killed during the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA — is speaking out.

During a new interview, Helen Comperatore said that she now believes that would-be assassin Thomas Crooks had help from someone inside the U.S. government.

“I believe it was an inside job,” she stated, before going on to add,

“I’ve been told things… but I’ve had something that happened with me that afterwards, and you’re starting to put the pieces together, it just made total sense.”

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Helen Comperatore, widow of Corey Comperatore who was killed in the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump, shared these words in her interview yesterday:

Helen: “I believe it was an inside job.”

Interviewer: “What will help give you closure?”

Helen: “When the people who put this all together that day are caught. And it comes out.”

FIGHT for the truth!

If you want to watch Helen Comperatore’s full News Nation interview, I have it for you right here:

This poor woman who lost her husband in such a terrible way is incredibly strong — and, she’s also smart.

She’s not the only one who suspects something sketchy took place that fateful day.

Take a look at some of these replies from folks on X:

She absolutely deserves to know the truth of what happened that day.

Her husband died for this country.

— Jammles (@jammles9) July 15, 2026

Her heartbreak is tragic. Given the massive security failures, it’s completely understandable why she suspects a deeper conspiracy behind it.

— Quinn 🇨🇦 (@Ocean_Sea9) July 15, 2026

I feel like this whole story just went “poof”. It was an assassination of a president and one death and others hurt and nothing. I don’t understand.

— LYBL (@truered23) July 15, 2026

Plenty of things just don’t add up about the official FBI narrative that Thomas Crooks acted alone.

Most notably, there were several well-documented failures made by Secret Service that day.

Grok broke these down:

Multiple bipartisan congressional reports and the Secret Service’s own review highlighted serious lapses:

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Unsecured rooftop: The AGR building (with a direct line of sight to the stage, ~130-150 yards away) was not secured by Secret Service. It was considered outside the perimeter despite being an obvious high-risk spot. Local law enforcement had officers inside the building but none on the roof.

Poor planning and coordination: Secret Service failed to adequately plan with local police (Beaver County ESU, etc.). Communications were fragmented — radio issues, information not relayed. Local officers spotted Crooks with a rangefinder ~80+ minutes before shots, photographed a suspicious person, and even confronted him on the roof shortly before he fired, but it wasn’t stopped in time.

Resource and leadership issues: Secret Service denied some prior Trump campaign requests for extra assets. Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid bipartisan criticism after evasive congressional testimony. The incident is called the agency’s worst failure since the Reagan attempt.

Timeline gaps: Crooks was flagged as suspicious an hour+ before; he was on the roof for minutes while Trump spoke. A local officer was reportedly hoisted up but fell back; shots started during a call about the suspect.