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12:40 PM ET, July 14, 2024

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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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Associated Press:
Trump rally shooting live updates: Shooter was a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, officials say  —  Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.
NBC News:
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man  —  The FBI identified the shooter, who is dead, as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.  A motive was not clear.  —  Law enforcement authorities have identified the man who made an assassination attempt …
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.
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.
ABC News:
Trump says he was shot at rally in assassination attempt; spectator killed and shooter dead
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Secret Service Rushed Donald Trump Offstage at His Pennsylvania Rally
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Trump is fine after an assassination attempt at his rally
Washington Post:
Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting  —  Conspiracy theories swell around false flags, Deep State, Biden and the Secret Service, filling the information vacuum as consumers choose their own reality.  —  Law enforcement officials quickly launched an investigation …
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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.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for their rhetoric  —  Supporters argued that Democratic portrayals of Trump as a threat to democracy led to the violence, though the shooter's motive was not apparent at the time of their remarks.  —  Top allies of Donald Trump quickly accused President Biden …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence … - House Republicans are set to receive a security briefing from the House-sergeant-at-arms Sunday afternoon, according to a GOP lawmaker and another source familiar with the matter.  — House Democrats will receive their own briefing …
Politico:
Dems mute Trump criticism  —  Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer have all put out statements condemning the violence.  —  Nancy Pelosi spent the week warning of the dangers of her archrival former President Donald Trump.  The shooting at his rally on Saturday completely changed the discussion.
Politico:
Trump ‘felt the bullet ripping through the skin’ during apparent assassination attempt
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump shooting: ‘Everyone needs to turn the rhetoric down’
Discussion: New York Post
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Biden campaign faces delicate moment after shocking attack on Trump
Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia accuses Biden administration of creating atmosphere for attack on Trump
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Republicans Will Regret a Second Trump Term
Washington Post:
Biden, Democrats, Republicans denounce shooting at Trump rally
Gary O'Donoghue / BBC:
Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally  —  A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC.  —  Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter who opened fire at Trump rally dead; Trump injured and spectator killed
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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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.
Ben Sherwood / The Daily Beast:
The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump in Eleven Pictures  —  HISTORY CAPTURED  —  In just seconds, the bullets fired by a would-be assassin came close to killing Trump and left one person dead and two critically wounded.  —  The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump unfolded …
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Biden spoke with Trump: White House official  —  President Biden spoke with Trump, a White House official told ABC News.  —  Biden also spoke with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the official said.  —ABC News' Mary Bruce  —  Male shooter was killed by Secret Service counter-sniper: Source
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden statement on Trump: 'I'm grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well'
 
 
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