memeorandum: Secret Service acting director says agency needs to ‘get out of a reactive model’ in protection plans after Trump incident (Washington Post)

5:50 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' …

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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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:

Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris — His remark, just hours after what the authorities said was a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, immediately drew outrage. — Hours after what the F.B.I. called a second attempted assassination …

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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:

Elon Musk's Post After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash — Elon Musk has faced backlash after writing, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” following an apparent second assassination attempt on — . — On Sunday evening, a shooter

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New York Times:

Trump Plans to Keep Campaigning as Scheduled — Donald J. Trump's travel schedule will not change in the aftermath of an apparent shooting attempt on Sunday, with trips this week planned to Michigan, New York and elsewhere. — Former President Donald J. Trump is making no changes …

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Fox News:
Trump assassination attempt suspect laughs, smiles during first court appearance in Florida

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

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

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

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Katherine Hamilton / Breitbart:
Donald Trump After Second Assassination Attempt: ‘Bullets Are Flying’ Because of ‘Communist Left Rhetoric’

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Washington Post:
Secret Service acting director says agency needs to ‘get out of a reactive model’ in protection plans after Trump incident

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

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Julia Reinstein / ABC News:
White House condemns ‘irresponsible’ Elon Musk post on assassination attempt

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

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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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

Trump's love for Laura Loomer is disqualifying — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage. 🚨 — 👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻

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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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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:

Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News — DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS NOT displeased that they've been widely condemned for spreading the urban legend of Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio. — If the national media is talking …

Robert Reich:
Trump's hate is no joke

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Sam Stein / The Bulwark: Laura Loomer Is the Symptom, Not the Disease

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

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Is the Main Character of 2024. Again.

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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno raised funds on Laura Loomer's show and met with her in D.C.

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

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Politico:
Playbook: Trump's ties to Loomer worry Republicans

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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 — Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski urged residents of an Ohio county to report neighbors with Harris-Walz signs — An Ohio sheriff told people to “write down the addresses” of anybody who supports Democratic …

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

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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.

Discussion: Axios

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.

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

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Dennis Romero / NBC News:

Man in custody after Trump golf club incident was once convicted of possessing a machine gun — The man was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. Property and court records indicate a long criminal past in North Carolina and that he lived most recently in Hawaii.

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

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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Son of alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh says his dad hates Trump like ‘all reasonable people’ but he's never owned a gun and wouldn't do anything bats*** crazy

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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Nicholas Liu / Salon:

Leaked Supreme Court memos reveal John Roberts' role in shielding Trump from prosecution — One memo previewed the Supreme Court's decision to grant Trump broad official immunity, overruling a lower court — John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, on Feb. 22 issued a memo …

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Nate Cohn / New York Times:

State of the Race: Early Signs of a Post-Debate Bounce for Harris — It could be another week until the full scope of possible gains is evident. — It's still too soon to judge the fallout from the presidential debate, but the polls already suggest that Kamala Harris might be poised to gain.

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