BLK - Trump Rally Shooter Briefly Featured In BlackRock's 2022 Ad Largest Money Manager Admits Ahead Of Its Earnings Report | Benzinga
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK), the world’s largest money manager, has confirmed that the gunman who shot former President Donald Trump briefly appeared in one of its advertisements. The company has issued a statement condemning the attack.
What Happened: BlackRock acknowledged on Sunday that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who shot and wounded Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, was briefly shown in a 2022 advertisement, reported Bloomberg.
The ad, which featured several students including Crooks, was filmed at Bethel Park High School, where Crooks graduated. BlackRock clarified that the students were unpaid extras in the ad.
The company has pledged to provide the ad footage to the authorities and remove it from circulation.
"The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent. ...