memeorandum: Multiple things are true about Trump's shooting (Aaron Rupar/Public Notice)

1:50 PM ET, July 15, 2024

Top Items:

Behind the Curtain: “Getting shot in the face changes a man” … - He can unify the party. … - He could unify America. … - He could box out Democrats. … - He could show a different side of himself.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New Republic, Semafor, Mediaite, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:

Multiple things are true about Trump's shooting — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. Appreciate our independent journalism? Then please sign up to support us. — ✍️ Subscribe to Public Notice ✍️ — I picked a hell of a night to log off.

Discussion: Jacobin, CBS News and PoliticusUSA

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:

Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead' — A grateful and at times defiant Donald Trump told The Post Sunday he's “supposed to be dead” as he recalled the harrowing moment a would-be assassin shot him at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.

Discussion: Business Insider, CBS News, CNN, New York Times, Breitbart, RedState, Fox Business, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, HotAir, Reason, New Jersey Online, NBC News, al.com, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian, IJR, Deadline, The Sun, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Semafor, Politico, HuffPost and Bloomberg

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.

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
‘BlueAnon’ conspiracy theories flood social media after Trump rally shooting

Discussion: The Atlantic, New Statesman, The Federalist, Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo, Newsweek, Associated Press and Wall Street Journal

Gil Duran / FrameLab:
Donald Trump and the language of violence

Discussion: Let's Address …, The Wrap and NBC News

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump: 'I'm not supposed to be here' — TRUMP: 'I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE' …

Discussion: USA Today, Quillette, The Spectator World, WHDH-TV, The i Paper, The Hill and Politico

David Strom / HotAir:
The Dog That Didn't Bark — Sometimes, what doesn't happen is the most important thing.

Discussion: The Status Kuo, Louder With Crowder, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Axios and The Gateway Pundit

Politico:
Playbook: Can Trump pivot — and can Biden run out the clock?

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation, Washington Post, NBC News and Rolling Stone

Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Trump Once Unified Democrats and Divided Republicans. The Shooting And Debate Turned the Tables.

Discussion: New Jersey Online, CBS News, Breitbart, Loomered, Wide World of News and Bloomberg

Eric Tucker / Associated Press:

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Magazine, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, freebeacon.com, CBS News, Arizona Mirror, WHDH-TV, Associated Press, Raw Story, WFAA-TV, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Mediaite, RedState, Florida Politics, Washington Post and The Sun

Washington Post:

Trump's classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon — The Florida judge accepted a long-shot legal argument, embraced by conservatives, that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed. — The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges …

CNN:

Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a shock ruling that clears away one of the major legal challenges facing the former president. — In a 93-page ruling …

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Live Updates: Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump — Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the entire case should be thrown out because the appointment of the special counsel who brought the case, Jack Smith, had violated the Constitution. Her decision is sure to be appealed.

Discussion: USA Today, Business Insider, CNBC, NPR, No More Mister Nice Blog, Writers Without Money, Raw Story, The Capitolist and The Daily Signal

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump — Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the entire case should be thrown out because the appointment of the special counsel who brought the case, Jack Smith, had violated the Constitution. Her decision is sure to be appealed.

Discussion: CBS News, Mediaite, Politico, New Republic, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, Raw Story, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones and Althouse

Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Trump documents case dismissed by federal judge

Discussion: American Greatness and Washington Examiner

AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:

Trump Rally Gunman Was ‘Definitely Conservative,’ Classmate Recalls — ‘STANDING ALONE’ — A former classmate of the 20-year-old man who tried unsuccessfully to kill former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday recalled him being staunchly to the right of the political spectrum.

Discussion: The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast:
Mystery Over Trump's Diagnosis and Treatment After Assassination Attempt

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Examiner

Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Baltimore Sun, Fox News, HuffPost, Washington Post, CBS News, NBC News, Daily Kos and Semafor

Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How not to respond to a political assassination attempt

Discussion: The Message Box, BBC, The Guardian, Telegraph, New Republic, Vanity Fair, New York Post, New York Times and USA Today

The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump is a mystery to investigators and his ex-classmates

Discussion: Washington Examiner, NBC News, New York Post, CNN, Breitbart, OutsideTheBeltway, Alaska Public Media, Wall Street Journal, Justin's Political Corner, The Japan Times, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, Politico, Odin's B-Log and Associated Press

The Philadelphia Inquirer:
FBI probing motives, background of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Western Pa. gunman behind Donald Trump assassination attempt

Discussion: Washington Post, WATE 6 On Your Side, New York Post, Vox, Los Angeles Times and HuffPost

Nate Rau / Axios:
Sen. Marsha Blackburn to deliver primetime speech at RNC

Discussion: CBS News, Associated Press, WRIC ABC 8News, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, USA Today and RedState

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:

AOC to anonymous Democrat who said party resigned to Trump win: ‘Retire’ — Comments made by unnamed senior Democrat after Trump shooting draw stinging rebuke from progressive — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a simple message for an unnamed senior Democrat who reportedly said the party had …

Discussion: HuffPost

Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Get a Grip, Democrats. You Can Still Win This

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner and RedState

Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
History Shows Democrats Can't Lose the Presidency and Win the House

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump rally shooting upends Democrats' Biden crisis

Discussion: Business Insider, The Bulwark, New York Magazine, RedState, New Republic, HotAir, Raw Story, Fox News, Semafor, Breitbart, NOTUS, NBC News, HuffPost, Eschaton, The Hill, CBS News, мир … and Tennessee Lookout

Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times: Democrats Need to Wake Up From Their ‘West Wing’ Fantasy

United States Secret Service:

Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle — Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations — I would like to start by extending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the assassination attempt …

Discussion: The Hill, CNBC, New York Post, Fox News, The 19th, New York Daily News, USA Today, IJR, Mediaite, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA and The Daily Caller

Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle says RNC security ‘strengthened’

Politico:
Politicians back RFK Jr.'s ask to get Secret Service protection

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Axios, New York Post, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, National Review, Boston Herald, Congressman Mike Lawler and Washington Times

NBC News:
Rooftop where gunman shot at Trump was identified as a security vulnerability before rally: sources

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, RedState, Telegraph, The Sun, CNN, Metro.co.uk, The White House, The Dispatch, ABC7, Raw Story, The i Paper, The Gateway Pundit, The War Zone, Fox News, New York Post, BBC, abc7NY and Breitbart

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

Discussion: Semafor, Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, Axios, Politico, The Daily Wire, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, New York Times, New York Post, Associated Press, NOTUS, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, American Greatness and TMZ.com

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday because of Trump shooting — New York CNN — MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:

Political Violence — Reflections from the 1920s and 1930s — What to make of the assassination attempt? — I am sharing a few thoughts about where we are, based on assassinations during the interwar period, the 1920s and 1930s. It is distant enough that perhaps we can attend …

Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:

Silence Enables the Autocrat; Talk about Policy Outcomes, not Personalities — Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I am in Italy “on vacation.” I put this between quotes because the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump is a historic event in itself …

Victoria Cavaliere / Bloomberg:

BlackRock Says Gunman From Trump Rally Appeared in Firm's Ad — Former President Trump Shot at Rally in Pennsylvania … Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, said in a statement.

Discussion: Loomered, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, New York Post, Fox Business, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Business Insider and Raw Story

emptywheel:

Aileen Cannon Dismisses Stolen Documents Case Based on Special Counsel Appointment — Here's the 93-page opinion, which I'm still reading. — Procedurally, this may actually not help Trump in the way he'd like (because DOJ has the option of appealing it or having a US Attorney charge Trump).

Discussion: IJR