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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.
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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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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.
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 …
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Associated Press:
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider ‘staged’ shooting
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Shooting Plunges an Already Tumultuous Campaign Into Shock and Uncertainty
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Reuters:
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric
Kenneth Niemeyer / Business Insider:
Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
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Politico:
Biden calls for unity after Trump assassination attempt
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Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
Rep. Ronny Jackson nephew injured in Trump rally shooting: What We Know
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CBS News:
Trump safe after rally shooting, says bullet struck his ear; gunman and audience member dead
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Washington Post:
Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting
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CBS News:
Trump maintains edge over Biden in battleground states on eve of GOP convention, CBS News poll finds
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump shooting: ‘Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down’
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Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia accuses Biden administration of creating atmosphere for attack on Trump
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr.
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Associated Press:
Trump rally shooting live updates: Shooter was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, officials say
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden campaign faces delicate moment after shocking attack on Trump
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Chloe Meley / Bloomberg:
Gunman in Trump Attack Is 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House launches “full investigation” into Trump rally shooting
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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Biden spoke with Trump: White House official
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpism Must Be Defeated By Ballots, Not Bullets
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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.
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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
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.
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.
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