memeorandum: Trump rally shooting: Live updates and latest news (Politico)

6:35 PM ET, July 14, 2024

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Trump is injured but ‘fine’ after apparent assassination attempt leaves rally-goer and gunman dead — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. He quickly ducked behind the podium as agents from his protective detail rushed …

Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:

MAGA Narratives about the Trump Assassination Attempt — Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I am “on vacation” in Italy, but the dramatic news from the U.S. has drawn me back to the computer. — I am not going to comment on the facts of the attempted assassination …

Discussion: National Review

Edward Luce / Financial Times:

America is staring into the abyss — After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, an already existential election is now even more fraught — It is not just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet. Half an inch to the left and the cartridge that grazed Trump's ear would have turned him into a martyr.

Discussion: HuffPost, Vox, The Free Press, Mother Jones, Washington Examiner, RedState, Washington Post, IJR, Compact, Hartford Courant, Raw Story and Fox News

Catherine Kim / Politico:

An Expert on Political Violence Sees a Way Out of America's Crisis — Despite the bitter atmosphere, there are real ways to ease political tensions — The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump shocked the nation — but not everyone was totally surprised.

Discussion: Business Insider, Let's Address …, New York Post, The Intercept and The Moderate Voice

New York Times:

The FBI Identifies Suspected Gunman in Trump Rally Shooting: What to Know — Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour's drive from the site of the shooting. — The 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Associated Press, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Semafor, UPI, TMZ.com, Raw Story, Politico, Mediaite, KFTC-TV, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Jessie Yeung / CNN:

FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks — Authorities have identified the gunman involved in the attack against former US President Donald Trump on Saturday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene after the shooting.

Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:

Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say — Authorities found explosive devices in the car of the man who officials say tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the investigation. — The car, which was driven by Thomas Matthew Crooks …

Discussion: The Free Press, New York Post, The Guardian, The Sun, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Florida Politics

Reuters:

Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter — The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in Saturday's attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, ScheerPost.com, Mediaite, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Post, Michigan Advance, Shore News Network, Axios, Power Line, The Root, TMZ.com, New Jersey Online, PolitiFact, The Sun, Business Insider, Bloomberg and Rolling Stone

Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Local officer retreated from shooter at Trump rally before shots were fired

Discussion: Associated Press, Business Insider, CNN and The Gateway Pundit

CBS News:
Trump safe after rally shooting, says bullet struck his ear; gunman and audience member dead

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Vox, New York Times, Federal Bureau …, RedState, TMZ.com, The Federalist, Power Line, The Guardian, Boston Herald, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit, Sky News, USA Today and ABC News

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpism Must Be Defeated By Ballots, Not Bullets

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Reuters:
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses

Discussion: RedState, NBC News, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, New York Times, The Guardian, Task & Purpose, Axios and New York Daily News

CBS News:
Trump maintains edge over Biden in battleground states on eve of GOP convention, CBS News poll finds

Discussion: NBC News, Semafor, Fox News, Washington Post and Politico

Kenneth Niemeyer / Business Insider:
Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks

Discussion: USA Today, New York Post, One America News Network, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Washington Examiner and CBS News

Politico:
Dems mute Trump criticism

Discussion: Delaware County Times, Washington Post, Palo Alto Online, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Guardian, New York Times, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, NBC News, Alaska Public Media and Reuters

NBC News:
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man

Discussion: Telegraph, Raw Story, BBC, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, USA Today, New York Post, Washington Post, KGW-TV, Billboard, PoliticusUSA, Washington Examiner, Racket News, Axios, Washington Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Gateway Pundit

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Semafor

Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia accuses Biden administration of creating atmosphere for attack on Trump

Discussion: USA Today, Telegraph, Axios, Washington Times, RedState, Business Insider, Breitbart and The Daily Beast

Kadia Goba / Semafor:

Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider ‘staged’ shooting — The Scoop — The top political adviser to Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman suggested that the attack on Donald Trump could have been “staged,” even as Hoffman was criticized for joking before Saturday's attack about Trump becoming a “martyr.”

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Puck, The Atlantic, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, The Wrap and American Greatness, more at Techmeme »

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:

Democrat push to replace Biden is ‘over’ after Trump assassination attempt, president's allies say: report — Biden's critics have lost ‘all momentum’ due to the attack — The effort to replace President Biden as the Democratic Party's 2024 nominee has lost all momentum and is essentially …

Discussion: Axios, CBS News, New York Post, RedState, Breitbart and Associated Press

New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden to Speak to Nation on Failed Assassination Attempt on Trump

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Shooting Plunges an Already Tumultuous Campaign Into Shock and Uncertainty

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, Mercury News, The Federalist, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, New York Post, The Wrap, al.com, Jacobin, Semafor, Associated Press, NBC News, Reuters and Politico

Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Biden orders independent review of security measures around Trump assassination attempt

Discussion: New York Times, New York Post, UPI, Washington Times, Roll Call, The White House, WHDH-TV, Associated Press and Punchbowl News

Politico:
Biden condemns Trump attack as ‘contrary to everything we stand for’

Discussion: Washington Examiner, HuffPost, Business Insider and Associated Press

Washington Post:
Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting

Discussion: USA Today, Associated Press, Althouse and Metro.co.uk

Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric

Discussion: Vox, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, ABC News, New York Times, Telegraph, New York Post, RedState, Fox News, Raw Story, Balloon Juice, The Times of Israel, HuffPost, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Federalist

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country

Discussion: Semafor, Rolling Stone, Politico, DCReport.org, Fox News, The Guardian, New York Magazine, The Japan Times, USA Today and The Daily Beast

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr.

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, New York Post, The Daily Wire, UPI, Washington Times, USA Today, Bloomberg, New York Times, The Daily Signal, Breitbart, The Federalist, Congressman Mike Lawler, The Gateway Pundit, American Greatness and freebeacon.com

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump shooting: ‘Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down’

Discussion: New York Times, Axios, Fox News, New York Post, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, IJR, USA Today and Mother Jones

David Frum / The Atlantic:

The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator — Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others. — When a madman hammered nearly to death the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump jeered and mocked. One of Trump's sons and other close Trump supporters …

Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart

WPXI-TV:

Former fire chief shot, killed at Trump rally — PITTSBURGH — The former fire chief for Buffalo Township, Corey Comperatore, was the person killed in the crowd at the Trump rally in Butler County, Channel 11 has learned. — Trump injured in assassination attempt at rally in Butler; 1 attendee, suspected shooter killed

John Ismay / New York Times:

Photo Appears to Capture Path of Bullet Used in Assassination Attempt — Michael Harrigan, a retired F.B.I. special agent, said the image captured by Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer, seems to show a bullet streaking past former President Donald J. Trump.

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Mediaite and Staten Island Advance

Pluralistic:

The true, tactical significance of Project 2025 (permalink) — Like you, I have heard a lot about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's roadmap for the actions that Trump should take if he wins the presidency. Given the Heritage Foundation's centrality to the American authoritarian project …

Politico:

Trump sends fundraising appeal: ‘I will NEVER SURRENDER’ — Trump's political operation just sent out its first campaign fundraising appeals since the shooting. The former president's joint fundraising committee sent an email and text message Sunday afternoon.