memeorandum: Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media (CNN)

7:55 PM ET, September 16, 2024

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Brooke Singman / Fox News:

Trump blames Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ for latest assassination attempt, says he will ‘save the country’ — Democrats have previously blamed Trump for raising the temperature and being a ‘threat to democracy’ — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said President Biden and Vice President Harris' …

Politico:

'The most complex, dynamic and dangerous threat environment I've experienced' — The second apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump is the latest peril in a race that has been defined by anger and threats. — The toxic political climate and a complex web of threats …

Washington Post:

Trump's golf outings have long concerned Secret Service — Sunday's episode in West Palm Beach made gravely apparent the security challenges at the former president's private golf courses. — Soon after Donald Trump became president, authorities tried to warn him about the risks posed …

Associated Press:

Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support …

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Brett Samuels / The Hill:

Biden and Trump speak after potential assassination attempt — President Biden and former President Trump spoke over the phone Monday after an apparent assassination attempt against the Republican nominee at his Florida golf course. — “We had a very nice call.

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Fox News:

Trump assassination attempt suspect laughs, smiles during first court appearance in Florida — The suspect in the second assassination attempt on former President Trump laughed and smiled ahead of his first court appearance in Florida on Monday, FOX News confirmed.

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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris

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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Elon Musk's Post After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash

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CNN:
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media

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Greta Reich / Politico:
Trump slams Harris, Biden ‘rhetoric’ for latest apparent assassination attempt

New York Times:
Trump Plans to Keep Campaigning as Scheduled

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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
US Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris

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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
DeSantis says federal authorities investigating thwarted Trump attack ‘may not be the best thing’

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Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Ryan Wesley Routh, Trump assassination attempt suspect, smiles in court as he's hit with federal gun charges

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is a Threat to Democracy, and Saying So Is Not Incitement

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence

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Robert Reich:
Trump's hate is no joke

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NBC News:
Trump dispenses with unity and blames Democrats after apparent second assassination attempt

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CNN:
What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent second Trump assassination attempt

New York Post:
Alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh, 58, of Hawaii echoed Harris, Biden's anti-Trump rhetoric as he backed Dem candidates

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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course

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David Smith / The Guardian:
Violence and instability have become a feature, not a bug, of US political life

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Washington Post:
Secret Service says protection plan ‘worked’ during potential Trump assassination attempt

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Washington Post:
Secret Service under scrutiny after second potential attempt on Trump's life

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:

J.D. Vance Just Sold Out His Family to Defend Trump and Laura Loomer — J.D. Vance would apparently rather protect Donald Trump's decision to pal around with self-described “proud Islamophobe” and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer than stand up for his own wife.

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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's love for Laura Loomer is disqualifying

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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News

William Kristol / The Bulwark: Vance, Trump, and The Politics of Hate

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump and Vance Are Harming the People They Claim to Care About

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Sarah Ferris / Politico:

House Dems' ‘sleeper’ seats suddenly in sight — With assists from POLITICO's Congress team — MIDWEST MOMENTUM ... OR MIRAGE? — The Kamala Harris effect has House Democrats thinking they can gain seats in a place they've been losing for years: the Midwest.

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Associated Press:

A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key US House races. It could help Democrats — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation's most competitive House districts. A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump …

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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrats build momentum in Texas Senate race

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Garrett Ross / Politico:
Playbook PM: New details emerge on Trump shooting incident

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WKYC-TV:

Portage County sheriff: ‘Write down the addresses’ of Kamala Harris supporters who display yard signs — Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski, who took office in 2021, made the remarks in Facebook posts shared to two separate accounts on the night of Sept. 13. — PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio …

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Marin Scotten / Salon:
Ohio sheriff tells residents to “write down the addresses” of Harris-Walz supporters

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David Moye / HuffPost:
Ohio Sheriff Suggests Collecting Addresses Of Kamala Harris Supporters

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Scientific American:

Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment — Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record — In the November election, the U.S. faces two futures.

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Scientific American magazine backs Harris with second endorsement in 179-year history — Scientific American magazine has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. It's only the second time the magazine has backed a presidential candidate in its 179-year history.

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Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother's Death Was Preventable. — At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:

Mark Robinson Waves Hand By Groin, Says Young Women Must ‘Get This Under Control’ — In a newly resurfaced video from 2022, the North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee also criticizes “all this giving out of birth control.” — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― In a newly unearthed video from 2022 …

Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:

He's Jumped the Shark — A television analogy helps explain what's happening in Trumpland and how the ex-president has lost the narrative. — Toward the end of the fifth year of the popular TV series Happy Days, the writers had The Fonz put on water skis and jump over a live shark.

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Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:

It Sure Looks Like This GOP Senate Hopeful Doctored One Of His Campaign Ads — In a recent TV spot, the logo of a controversial think tank is mysteriously missing from Tim Sheehy's shirt. — The campaign of Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy appears to have doctored a recent TV advertisement …

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

Heritage Foundation Admits KOSA Will Be Useful For Removing Pro-Abortion Content... If Trump Wins — It's no secret that Trump-administration-in-waiting at the Heritage Foundation supports KOSA because it thinks it will be useful in achieving some of the most extreme goals of Project 2025, a project Heritage created.

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