Channel 4 pulls episode of The Simpsons which features a shooter on a roof off air following Donald Trump assassination attempt

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By Ed Holt

Published: 13:17 EDT, 15 July 2024 | Updated: 13:19 EDT, 15 July 2024

Channel 4 has pulled an section of The Simpsons, which featured a shooter, pursuing nan attempted assassination of nan erstwhile American President Donald Trump.

President Trump was changeable and injured while addressing a crowd astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania connected Saturday. 

Shocking images from nan onslaught show nan erstwhile president covered successful humor aft 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks changeable him successful nan ear. 

The concealed work scrambled to protect Trump earlier he was rushed disconnected nan stage. Crooks, opened occurrence connected nan crowd from a adjacent rooftop sidesplitting 1 rally attendee earlier nan concealed work changeable and killed him. 

Following nan attack, Channel 4 decided to propulsion a planned section of The Simpsons which was owed to aerial connected Sunday astatine 1pm. 

President Trump was changeable and injured while addressing crowds astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania connected Saturday

Following nan attack, Channel 4 decided to propulsion a planned section of The Simpsons which was owed to aerial connected Sunday astatine 1pm which featured a segment where a shooter could beryllium seen perched connected a building  

Thomas Matthew Crooks, changeable nan erstwhile President successful nan receptor earlier sidesplitting a rally attendee. The 20-year-old who was shooting astatine nan crowd from a adjacent rooftop was changeable and killed by nan concealed service 

In nan episode, which primitively aired successful 1996, Lisa Simpson discovered that Springfield was really founded by a fraudulent pirate. 

In 1 segment a shooter could beryllium seen perched connected a building arsenic a nationalist gathering is taking spot - imagery which is hauntingly akin to nan incident astatine Trump's rally.

Channel 4 alternatively aired an section from bid 30 but eagle-eyed viewers noticed nan past infinitesimal change. 

In connection reported by The Sun, 1 personification wrote connected societal media: 'Wondered astatine first why Channel 4 conscionable pulled nan scheduled broadcast of 'Lisa The Iconoclast' but I deliberation I get it.'

Another said: 'I did wonderment why a random later play section was thrown successful nan mediate of this Season 7 mini marathon.'

One societal media personification speculated that a personnel of nan nationalist mightiness person contacted nan broadcaster to sound their concerns astir nan prime of episode. 

MailOnline person approached Channel 4 for a comment. 

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