FaZe Clan Slammed for Trump Tweet After Assassination Attempt

Written by Dante Uzel on 15 July 2024 09:02

North American esports organization FaZe Clan is criticized for a tweet following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he was to be formally nominated as the party's presidential candidate, Donald Trump attended his final public rally in Pennsylvania.

During the rally in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump narrowly avoided an assassination attempt when shots were fired. As Secret Service agents reacted swiftly to protect him, Trump quickly took cover. Photos of the incident, showing Trump with blood on his face, spread rapidly on social media, drawing widespread attention.

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Among those who commented on the event was FaZe Clan, whose Twitter/X account sparked controversy with a post that read: “They really hitmarkered Trump,” accompanied by an image resembling the sniper scope HUD and hitmarker symbol from Call of Duty, indicating a hit without elimination.

The organization was condemned by the general public, for their poor take on the events. Some tweeted “I’m no Trump fan, but this post is sickening and makes me lose a lot of respect for FaZe. It’s not funny.”

The assailant, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was swiftly neutralized by the Secret Service following the attack. Trump, who sustained injuries described as a gunshot wound to the upper part of his right ear, was taken to a nearby hospital. Donald Trump will most likely be the candidate of the Republican party.

Trump stated in a Truth Social statement, “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin.”

FaZe Clan recently went through numerous changes, to the organization. The organization's CEO stepped down and the organization has been restructured.