Demolition Ranch Owner Breaks Silence on Trump Shooting After Thomas Matthew Crooks Was Seen Wearing His Branded T-Shirt

A Texas YouTuber has broken his silence after it was revealed that Trump’s shooter wore a T-shirt from his merch line.

Thomas Matthew Crooks was seen wearing Demolition Ranch clothing after he was shot in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The 20-year-old grazed Trump’s ear, killing one bystander and wounding two others before a Secret Service agent shot him dead.

Photos circulating in the hours after Crooks fired a series of bullets at the former president show him wearing the gray short-sleeved Demolition Ranch T-shirt with an American flag on the arm and block letters.

The brand is tied to Matt Carriker’s popular video channel, which is dedicated to showcasing firearms and shooting various types of weapons.

Today, the Demolition Ranch founder, who has nearly 12 million subscribers, shared his reaction to learning that Crooks was on his brand.

A popular Texas YouTuber has broken his silence after it was revealed that Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, wore a branded T-shirt featuring his channel

The gray T-shirt features an American flag on the sleeve and block letters that were partially obscured in photos from the scene.

In the photo, Matt Carriker is wearing the same T-shirt as the shooter. He runs the YouTube page Demolition Ranch, which has nearly 12 million subscribers.

“What the hell?” Carriker wrote in a Facebook post Saturday night showing a photo of Crooks lying dead.

After discovering that Crooks was endorsing his channel, Carriker reached out to X to explain how he had been contacted by members of the media asking for information about his link and whether he had ever spoken with the shooter.

“Last night was crazy… News stations called me asking if I spoke to the shooter yet… what the… fuck,” Carriker tweeted, clearly in shock.

Carriker, who calls himself “King of Demolition” and runs his YouTube channel He started this channel as a hobby in 2011.

His social media posts this weekend received 147,000 likes on Instagram and another 9,000 on Facebook.

Many loyal supporters sought to reassure Carriker that he was not responsible for Crooks’ actions.

Carriker appears shocked by his unwitting connection to the shooter

Carriker’s is dedicated to the display of firearms and the shooting of various types of weapons.

Many of Carriker’s supporters sought to reassure him that they did not blame him for the shooter’s actions.

“I am so sorry that your logo was associated with this… you are not committed to these actions at all, bro, stay positive and keep sharing the good things you are doing,” Shonduras wrote.

“Unfortunately we can’t control who wears our products in the wild. But people who know you know that you don’t condone this kind of action. At the end of the day, it was a piece of trash who happened to be wearing a DR t-shirt,” wrote another.

“Matt, we know you don’t condone violence. It doesn’t affect what we think of you. Your actions show your intentions,” reassured another user.

“On the plus side, your shirt will go down in history for a thousand years,” added another on X.

In many of Carriker’s videos, he can be seen conducting experiments using his firepower that are often extremely creative and entertaining, blending his fascination with firearms with a dark sense of humor that includes his wife and friends.

Carriker regularly posts videos of himself firing handguns and assault rifles at targets including human mannequins and vehicles.

Crooks, meanwhile, was identified by police as Saturday’s shooter after he fired multiple shots that killed one person and wounded three others, including Trump.

Crooks was reportedly registered as a Republican but donated $15 to a Democratic PAC in 2021.

His classmates described him as a loner who often wore hunting clothes.