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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Trumpism Must Be Defeated By Ballots, Not Bullets
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Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses
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Sen. Tom Cotton says Republican convention will be the ‘safest place in America’
Sen. Tom Cotton says Republican convention will be the ‘safest place in America’
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Trump rally shooting: Live updates and latest news
Trump rally shooting: Live updates and latest news
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Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
Police found explosives inside the car of suspected Trump rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
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Trump safe after rally shooting, says bullet struck his ear; gunman and audience member dead
Trump safe after rally shooting, says bullet struck his ear; gunman and audience member dead
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence
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Russia accuses Biden administration of creating atmosphere for attack on Trump
Russia accuses Biden administration of creating atmosphere for attack on Trump
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Chloe Meley / Bloomberg:
Gunman in Trump Attack Is 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man
Gunman in Trump Attack Is 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man
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Trump rally shooting live updates: Shooter was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, officials say
Trump rally shooting live updates: Shooter was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, officials say
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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.”
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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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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 …
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Shooting Plunges an Already Tumultuous Campaign Into Shock and Uncertainty
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Biden condemns Trump assassination try as ‘contrary to everything we stand for’
Biden condemns Trump assassination try as ‘contrary to everything we stand for’
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric
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CBS News:
Trump maintains edge over Biden in battleground states on eve of GOP convention, CBS News poll finds
Trump maintains edge over Biden in battleground states on eve of GOP convention, CBS News poll finds
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Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting
Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country
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Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump shooting: ‘Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down’
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump shooting: ‘Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down’
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr.
Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr.
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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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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
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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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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.