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7:30 PM ET, July 14, 2024

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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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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: New York Times and National Review
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Local officer retreated from shooter at Trump rally before shots were fired  —  A local law enforcement officer reportedly encountered the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump before he started shooting.  —  Officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition …
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.
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.
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 …
New York Times:
The FBI Identifies Suspected Gunman in Trump Rally Shooting: What to Know
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpism Must Be Defeated By Ballots, Not Bullets
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter
CBS News:
Trump safe after rally shooting, says bullet struck his ear; gunman and audience member dead
Reuters:
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses
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.”
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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
NBC News:
Democrats fret about the political fallout from the Trump rally shooting
Discussion: ABC News and RedState
Politico:
Dems mute Trump criticism
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
An Attempt to Kill an Ex-President, Caught in Real Time, Stuns the Country
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
Washington Post:
Secret Service under scrutiny over gunman's access to a clear Trump view  —  Lawmakers call on agency director to testify before Congress while some current and former agents express shock at the apparent security lapse.
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 …
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.
Journal Sentinel:
Gov. Tony Evers seeks to bar firearms near RNC but the move is unlikely to succeed  —  Jessie Opoien Alison DirrMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has requested that the decision to allow firearms within the soft perimeter of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, ABC News and CNBC
 
 
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