In an April 12 post on X, Trisha Hope, a self-described J6 activist and 2024 Republican National Convention delegate from Texas, details how she shifted from staunch MAGA supporter to skeptic -  writing "I learned of the attempt on Trump's life at the Butler rally.  I was in the middle of having dinner at a restaurant in Little Rock, AR."

Then, at the convention, she thought it was strange that Trump opened his speech by saying he would recount the incident "exactly" once because "it's actually too painful to tell," which she found out of character for someone who makes everything about himself. Hope also thought that the 'ICONIC' photograph of Trump rising with fist raised, shouting "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT" was weird and "perfectly timed" with a flag lowering and Secret Service agents positioned as if for a staged shot.

"Following the inauguration, I found it odd that Trump wasn't going aggressively after those who allowed this to happen.  He seemed to behave like it was no big deal," she writes, adding that Trump later promoted Sean Curran - the agent visible in the white shirt in that photo - to head of the Secret Service on January 22, 2025, rather than dismissing anyone for security failures. She also questions Trump's limited subsequent references to the event, except to say he "took a bullet for us," and argues that Corey Comperatore's death was necessary to make the incident believable, while his widow has been denied ongoing answers. Hope concludes by urging readers to apply "critical thinking skills" and have "at least some questions."

"Instead of his SS detail being terminated as they should have been, Trump made the gentleman in the white shirt the HEAD of the Secret Service on January 22, 2025.  Instead of losing his job Sean Curran was given a massive promotion," she said. 

Greene - a former MAGA loyalist whose split with the party over the Epstein files, airstrikes on Iran, Trump's continued support for Israel and the Gaza conflict, and US involvement in Ukraine - led to her November 2025 resignation from Congress, amplified the post six days later. 

"Extremely important post worth the read and consideration. Corey Comperatore's family deserves to know the truth about Matthew Crooks and what happened in Butler on July 13, 2024," Greene wrote. "President Trump, of all people, should be leading the charge. Why isn't he? That's the question."