memeorandum: Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet (Brent D. Griffiths/Business Insider)

8:45 PM ET, July 14, 2024

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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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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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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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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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NBC News:

Democrats fret about the political fallout from the Trump rally shooting — “The presidential contest ended last night,” said a veteran Democratic consultant. — MILWAUKEE — In the hours after a would-be assassin fired a bullet through former President Donald Trump's ear, Panfilo DiCenzo …

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Bloomberg:
Bold and Bloodied Trump Seizes the Moment After Being Shot

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

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

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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Democrat push to replace Biden is ‘over’ after Trump assassination attempt, president's allies say: report

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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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Politico:
Dems mute Trump criticism

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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 …

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 …

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Associated Press:

Live updates: New details emerge about Trump rally shooting suspect — Law enforcement officials are working to learn more about the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. — In a briefing Sunday …

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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Suspected Shooter Had Explosive Devices in His Car, Sources Say

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Reuters:
Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter

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Politico:
‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under fire after gunman got clear shot at Trump

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Gary O'Donoghue / BBC:
Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

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New York Times:
The FBI Identifies Suspected Gunman in Trump Rally Shooting: What to Know

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Jessie Yeung / CNN:
FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks

Politico:
Trump rally shooting: Live updates and latest news

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

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Reuters:
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses

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

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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:

Biden to give Oval Office address Sunday evening following Trump shooting — The president spoke from the White House on Sunday afternoon and promised to share more in an Oval Office address Sunday evening. — In an address from the White House on Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden spoke …

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

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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Trump campaign's GoFundMe for shooting victims raises more than $1 million

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Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet

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

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

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

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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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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 …

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 …

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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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