Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:45 AM ET, July 15, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity not Biden  —  WORLD EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday and will call on Thursday for a new effort at national unity.
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
Bold and Bloodied Trump Seizes the Moment After Being Shot  —  The former president's defiant display after an assassination attempt at his rally made for a lasting image, immediately supercharging his 2024 bid.  —  Donald Trump's instinct for showmanship kicked in immediately after a moment of absolute terror.
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 …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Biden to give Oval Office address Sunday evening following Trump shooting
Lloyd Lee / Business Insider:
Biden in Oval Office address calls for calm, says political change happens ‘at the ballot box, not with bullets’
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Shooting Plunges an Already Tumultuous Campaign Into Shock and Uncertainty
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America is staring into the abyss
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 …
RELATED:
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
FBI probing motives, background of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Western Pa. gunman behind Donald Trump assassination attempt  —  A defiant Donald Trump called for unity and resilience a day after surviving an attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Western Pennsylvania …
Politico:
‘Massive security breach’: Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman got clear shot at Trump  —  How a gunman could scale a roof where Trump was speaking prompts calls for investigation.  —  The attempted assassination of Donald Trump represents a glaring failure by the Secret Service …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump is a mystery to investigators and his ex-classmates  —  BETHEL PARK, Pa. — In the sea of caps and gowns, Thomas Matthew Crooks hardly stood out.Few people clapped when his name was called.  A YouTube video of his graduation …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Incident in Butler, Pennsylvania
Reuters:
Trump shooting raises questions about security lapses
Jessie Yeung / CNN:
FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks
Gil Duran / FrameLab:
Donald Trump and the language of violence  —  In a shocking act on July 13, a man attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  Trump will recover from his wound but, tragically, a 50-year-old man attending the rally was shot and killed.
Discussion: Let's Address … and The Wrap
RELATED:
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 …
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: Public Notice and National Review
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpism Must Be Defeated By Ballots, Not Bullets
CBS News:
Kevin McCarthy shares conversation with Trump about shooting injury  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says former President Donald Trump “came so close to losing his life” but somehow remains upbeat.  He shared his conversation with Trump following Saturday's shooting at a Pennsylvania rally.
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and Fox News
RELATED:
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Trump campaign's GoFundMe for shooting victims raises more than $1 million
New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden to Speak to Nation on Failed Assassination Attempt on 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 …
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.
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:45 AM ET, July 15, 2024.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Politico:
Trump sends fundraising appeal: ‘I will NEVER SURRENDER’
Discussion: HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider ‘staged’ shooting
WPXI-TV:
Former fire chief shot, killed at Trump rally
Pluralistic:
The true, tactical significance of Project 2025 (permalink)