Controversial S#!T

Rep. Eli Crane is checking out the perch where Thomas Matthew Crooks fired at Donald Trump ... and he's questioning how the shooter slipped past the Secret Service.

The Republican Congressman from Arizona is in Butler, PA investigating the scene of the Trump rally shooting ... and he's sharing video from the infamous sloped roof where Crooks opened fire on Trump before Secret Service countersnipers killed him.

A former Navy SEAL sniper himself, Rep. Crane disputes the Secret Service claim it didn't have personnel on the roof because of its slope ... and he's wondering why there wasn't a sniper posted on a nearby water tower, which offers a clear view of the roof where Crooks took up position.

9:21 AM PT -- Director Kimberly Cheatle just acknowledged that the Secret Service did not pause the rally despite the fact that agents and others saw Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof and around the fairgrounds well before Donald Trump was up onstage talking.

She didn't have a clear answer for why officials didn't get Trump outta there despite this ... simply saying they're still looking into who communicated what to who, and when.

The Secret Service Director is getting grilled on Capitol Hill over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump -- and she's acknowledging the Secret Service screwed the pooch.

Former President Donald Trump's "Fight, Fight, Fight!" chant became a rallying cry for supporters following his assassination attempt ... and now, it has made its way to America's pastime -- with an MLB player recreating the moment in the middle of a game.

During Sunday's contest against the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls smacked a double into right field and cruised to second base. As he turned to his dugout to celebrate, Walls paid homage to No. 45 by raising his fist and mouthing the same words.

The highlight quickly made rounds on social media ... with the MAGA crowd eating it up. Naturally, some people didn't care for it ... pointing out Walls should be more concerned about getting his batting average up -- which currently sits at .160 through 81 at-bats.

Captain Paul Watson -- an environmental activist and star of the show "Whale Wars" -- has been arrested in Greenland ... and video published to his foundation's X account captures the shocking moment.

His foundation -- the Captain Paul Watson Foundation -- posted video explaining when they landed in Nuuk, Greenland to refuel for their voyage to the Northwest Passage to stop the Japanese whaling ship the Kangei Maru.

However, the foundation says as soon as ship docked, Danish federal police boarded and arrested Watson.

Bill and Hillary Clinton wasted no time throwing their support behind Kamala Harris ... adding they've never experienced anything that concerns them more than a second Trump term.

The former First Couple made the announcement on X soon after President Joe Biden said he wouldn't seek a second term ... abandoning his reelection bid.

The Clintons kicked off their statement by lauding Biden for all his hard work in public service ... specifically pointing out his economic accomplishments, and saying he'd worked hard to fulfill the Founding Fathers' goal of forming a more perfect union.

President Joe Biden's announcement dropping out of the 2024 presidential race has Republicans up in arms ... 'cause they're demanding Biden step down -- saying he can't be president if he's not up to run again.

Several prominent Republicans in Congress are now calling on Biden to resign from the highest office in the land ... arguing his abandoned reelection campaign says he's unfit for another race -- so clearly, he's unfit to hold the job.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson posted a statement to X ... saying the Democrats just forced their supporters' chosen nominee off the ballot -- essentially invalidating the millions of votes cast for him.

Donald Trump's reacting to Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race -- claiming this always should've happened 'cause the dude wasn't fit to be president.

The Republican candidate for president posted to Truth Social just moments ago ... calling the sitting president "Crooked Joe Biden" and claiming he wasn't ever supposed to attain the highest office in the land.

DJT says Biden won the presidency via lies, the fake news media and by sitting at home in the lead-up to 2020 instead of actively campaigning like he did.

Adidas is issuing another mea culpa over their Munich Olympics campaign ... publicly apologizing to their partners -- including Bella Hadid.

The footwear giant posted another apology -- their second in the last few days -- early Sunday morning ... acknowledging connections are still being made between the Munich Massacre of the 1972 Olympics and their recent SL72 campaign.

Adidas says the connections weren't meant, and they apologize -- all falling right in line with the apology they issued earlier this week after the American Jewish Community called them out.

There's growing skepticism Donald Trump was hit by a bullet, and the latest to join the chorus is former ESPN host Keith Olbermann.

TMZ reported hours after the shooting, a well-placed source who had spoken with Secret Service told us ... Trump was hit by pieces of glass that had shattered during the gunfire.

The narrative changed almost immediately when the official word came out ... that Trump was grazed in the ear by an errant bullet, and had he not turned his head he would have been dead.

Bella Hadid's readying for legal battle with Adidas ... with sources telling us she's hired legal counsel to take on the athleticwear giant.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Bella's retained lawyers to take action against Adidas for their lack of public accountability -- basically, saying she feels they spearheaded a cruel and damaging campaign.

Our sources say she's upset the company would put out a campaign that would associate anyone with a tragedy like the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympics ... with violence running in contrast to BH's own views.

Donald Trump's clearly recovering quickly ... 'cause his bandages are getting a heck of a lot smaller -- trading in the big white gauze for a tiny skin-colored band-aid.

The leading Republican candidate took the stage for his Grand Rapids, Michigan rally just moments ago ... and, while many expected to see the eye-catching bandage covering his bullet wound, 45 switched it up with just a small band-aid.

The bandage -- which a ton of people at the RNC wore in solidarity with their candidate -- is nowhere to be found ... while the new one blends in well with Trump's skin from a distance.

The assassination attempt of Donald Trump brought his former physician Ronny Jackson rushing to his side to render aid ... but, it appears Jackson's medical licenses are expired.

TMZ has checked, and it turns out Jackson's Virginia medical license expired back in 2020 ... so, technically it seems he's not allowed to treat patients.

The Dallas Morning News reports he's still American Board of Emergency Medicine certified to provide emergency medical services ... a certification that lasts until 2025.

7/21 5:47 PM PT -- de Matteo's responding to haters who are calling her son editing her OF content creepy ... posting a pic to her Instagram story with the pic in question, saying it doesn't show anything inappropriate for a 13-year-old.

She adds people need to focus on bigger issues -- like what's going on with America's politics -- instead of her personal parenting choices. Basically, Drea's telling everyone to move right along ... 'cause there's nothing to see here!

When it comes to business, Drea de Matteo's motto is ... you gotta keep it in the family.

The "Sopranos" star revealed on the "Not Today, Pal" podcast her 13-year-old son, Waylon "Blackjack," edits her OnlyFans photos.

Hosts Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler were discussing de Matteo's girl-on-girl content when she mentioned her son, and 16-year-old daughter, Alabama, were waiting outside for her.

Donald Trump's former COVID czar Anthony Fauci doesn't think very much of the Republican presidential nominee's bullet wound that he suffered during his attempted assassination.

In fact, Fauci called the injury to Trump's right ear "superficial" during a televised interview Friday with CNN host Wolf Blitzer.

Check out the video ... Wolf kicked things off by asking Fauci what more the public needed to know about Trump's injuries after he was shot at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.

Kylie Kelce -- the wife of former NFL star Jason Kelce -- says she's not pregnant ... and she's blasting all those who have fueled the rumors -- all while revealing she's previously had a miscarriage.

The 32-year-old mother of three took to TikTok to air her grievances ... letting her followers know she's fed up with people questioning whether or not she has another bun in the oven.

She explained the inquiries were highly insensitive ... as just prior to the birth of her eldest daughter years ago, she suffered a miscarriage.

Armie Hammer is hitting back at those cannibalism allegations, denying he's ever eaten human flesh ... though, he has copped to some other kinks.

The actor addressed the controversial misconduct claims that derailed his career, as he appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" Friday for a tell-all interview. As Armie put it to Piers Morgan ... he never sexually assaulted anyone -- nor was he ever really a cannibal.

Rather, A.H. admitted to having a very intense and sexually charged affair with Effie Angelova -- who accused him of sexual assault, abuse and of having cannibalistic fantasies in 2021. Per Armie, he and Effie had "similar proclivities and kinks."