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3:10 PM ET, July 14, 2024

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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.
NBC News:
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man  —  The FBI identified the shooter, who is dead, as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.  A motive was not clear.  —  Law enforcement authorities have identified the man who made an assassination attempt …
New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden to Speak to Nation on Failed Assassination Attempt on Trump  —  The authorities identified the slain gunman and the spectator he killed in the attack Saturday on former President Donald J. Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.  Explosive material was said to have been found …
Associated Press:
Trump rally shooting live updates: Shooter was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, officials say  —  Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.
Ben Sherwood / The Daily Beast:
The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump in Eleven Pictures
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Reuters
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric
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
Politico:
Dems mute Trump criticism
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Semafor
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Biden campaign faces delicate moment after shocking attack on Trump
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country
Politico:
Trump ‘felt the bullet ripping through the skin’ during apparent assassination attempt
Chloe Meley / Bloomberg:
Gunman in Trump Attack Is 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House launches “full investigation” into Trump rally shooting
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.
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
Gary O'Donoghue / BBC:
Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally  —  A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC.  —  Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter who opened fire at Trump rally dead; Trump injured and spectator killed
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
Steve Wilson / Washington Examiner:
Mississippi congressman's field director says 'don't miss next time'  —  (The Center Square) - A now-deleted Facebook post by a staffer of Mississippi's lone Democrat congressman appeared to support the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Victor Hagan / USA Today:
Sen. Tom Cotton says Republican convention will be the ‘safest place in America’  —  Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton said that he's grateful for Secret Service and law enforcement present yesterday after former president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday.
Discussion: CBS News
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 …
Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
Rep. Ronny Jackson nephew injured in Trump rally shooting: What We Know  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet on his ear in an assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.  —  The shooting killed one spectator, and seriously injured two others.
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Biden spoke with Trump: White House official  —  President Biden spoke with Trump, a White House official told ABC News.  —  Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the official said.  —ABC News' Mary Bruce  —  Male shooter was killed by Secret Service counter-sniper: Source
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden grilled in “tense” call with moderate Democrats … - “It was awful,” said one lawmaker, summing up the session.  — Said another: “Members were not holding back ... it got tense with Crow for sure.” … - Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) …
Discussion: CBS News and Politico
 
 
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