Conservative Podcaster Tim Pool Says His Home Was Fired Upon

West Virginia political commentator Tim Pool says his property came under fire Friday night after an unidentified assailant drove onto the premises and opened fire—another disturbing escalation in the growing wave of politically motivated attacks targeting conservative voices in the Biden era and continuing under President Donald Trump’s second term.

Pool revealed the incident early Saturday in a post on X, assuring followers that no one was harmed but making clear that the attack was deliberate.

“Last night a vehicle approached our property and opened fire. No one was hurt. Our security team is reviewing the incident and will be relaying the report to appropriate law enforcement. This is the price we pay for speaking out against evil,” he wrote.

Hours later, Pool suggested the shooter may have intended something even more dangerous.

“My immediate thoughts is someone was trying to scare us. But we have a security gate and armed guards and its possible this deterred something more serious.”

The attack is only the latest in a troubling pattern. Just months earlier, conservative leader Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a September event at Utah Valley University—an attack authorities have treated as an attempted assassination.

Other right-leaning public figures, including retiring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have also reported receiving threats or being targeted, according to law-enforcement briefings and public disclosures from their offices.

A recent report has deepened the concern, suggesting an alarming link between Thomas Crooks—President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin—and Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter who targeted Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet called the revelation “a five-alarm fire,” responding to reporting by New York Post columnist Miranda Devine.

Devine noted Crooks’ documented fascination with transgender ideology and the online “furry” subculture. Robinson’s roommate was described as his transgender partner, who was also reportedly involved in the same subculture. Devine further emphasized investigators’ ongoing refusal to clarify Crooks’ motive for attempting to assassinate then-candidate Trump in July 2024.

“Crooks was shot dead by a Secret Service sniper, but not before he killed rallygoer Corey Comperatore, 50, and seriously wounded David Dutch, 58, and James Copenhaver, 75, who were sitting in the bleachers behind Trump,” Devine wrote.

“There is something very wrong with the official story and that invites conspiracy theories,” she added.

According to Devine’s sourcing, Crooks’ digital footprint revealed a dramatic shift beginning in 2020—from a highly enthusiastic Trump supporter to an openly hostile online agitator.

“How can you people call others sheep, but you are [too] brainwashed to realize how dumb you are,” he wrote on Feb. 26, 2020. “I mean literally you guys sound like a cult at times.”

By August 2020, the rhetoric had escalated further. Crooks urged violent extremism, posting that “the only way to fight the gov is with terrorism style attacks,” and even encouraging followers to bomb critical infrastructure and assassinate political figures.

Former senior FBI agent Rod Swanson expressed deep skepticism that federal authorities could have missed Crooks’ radicalization.

“No matter how ridiculous the allegation, no matter if it’s COVID or not, somebody is going to knock on somebody’s door,” Swanson said.

“If they investigated that kid there’s a record of it and there’s an assessment that some leader made that this was not a threat or it rose to a level and they did something else.”

Devine also reported Crooks’ use of “they/them” pronouns on the art site DeviantArt, where he reportedly immersed himself in the furry community—often associated with hyper-sexualized anthropomorphic art.

Robinson’s roommate, Lance Twiggs, was reportedly involved in the same subculture.

Turning Point USA’s Jack Posobiec is calling for full transparency, insisting that Robinson’s trial be televised.

“There’s questions coming out about the strange relationship between Lance Twiggs and Tyler Robinson,” Posobiec said.

“Drug use, obsessions with ChatGPT, the furry lifestyle, black market HRT (hormone treatment).”

Though the two cases differ in context, both appear to share similar underlying mental health concerns—concerns that many conservatives argue federal authorities ignored until the violence erupted.