memeorandum: Armed man arrested near Trump's California rally was plotting to kill him, police say (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)

7:20 PM ET, October 13, 2024

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Exclusive: Suspect in Coachella Valley Trump assassination attempt denies accusation, supports ex-president — Suspect a registered Republican from Las Vegas and member of a right-leaning anti-government group, sheriff says — A third assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Axios, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Independent and The Gateway Pundit

New York Post:

Armed man arrested outside Trump's Coachella rally — and sheriff says it was possible third assassination attempt — Local cops arrested an armed man outside Donald Trump's Coachella Valley rally on Saturday, and the local sheriff said it may have been a third assassination attempt against the former president.

Discussion: Telegraph, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Twitchy, RedState, One America News Network and The Sun

Riverside County Sheriff, CA:

Weapons Violation Arrest — Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Ben Medina — File # C242860022 — Details: — at 4:59 p.m., deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in the Coachella Valley contacted the driver of a black SUV at a checkpoint at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive.

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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:

Armed man arrested near Trump's California rally was plotting to kill him, police say — Suspect, with guns and false VIP passes, apprehended by authorities about half-mile from entrance to Coachella rally — A man armed with guns and false press and VIP passes was apprehended by authorities …

Discussion: Bloomberg.com and Michigan News Source

Keely Bastow / Washington Examiner:
Man with illegal guns arrested outside Trump's Coachella rally venue

Discussion: Mediaite, Los Angeles Times and NPR

Mark Murray / NBC News:

‘Dead heat’: Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll — A close election has never looked more tightly divided, with Harris' popularity declining from its previous high and abortion atop voters' issue list. — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are deadlocked …

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, Breitbart, IJR, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, National Review and Clayton Cramer

Dana Liebelson / Politico:

Normie Republicans Are Having Their Revenge on Kari Lake — As Lake faces down a combative history with her own party, her Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, is betting that Arizonans don't trust Lake and want their abortion rights back. — Kari Lake took the stage before former President Donald Trump …

Discussion: The Guardian, AZ Luminaria and The Hill

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Economic discontent, issue divisions add up to tight presidential contest: POLL

Discussion: Politico, New York Post and Forbes

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Is Trump Gaining With Black and Hispanic Voters?

Discussion: The Daily Caller, New York Post, Business Insider and RedState

Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:

About those New York Times headlines — Twitter, which is what I prefer to call Elon Musk's disaster, is still interesting and useful at times, despite its decay. — And the other day, there was a dustup there over two New York Times headlines. One was about Kamala Harris, the other about Donald Trump.

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Newsbusters

Brad Reed / Raw Story:

‘Vile stuff’: NYT shamed by its own former public editor for whitewashing Trump racism — Former New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan this week shamed her one-time employer for its coverage of the 2024 presidential election. — Writing on her Substack page …

Andrew Solender / Axios:

Cheney does “not have faith” Mike Johnson will certify election … - Cheney pointed to Johnson spearheading an amicus brief in 2020 that argued for nullifying President Biden's victories in several key states. — “The claims of fraud Donald Trump was making [in 2020] ... he knew those to be false,” she said.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, HuffPost, The Hill, NBC News, Mediaite, CBS News, Vanity Fair, The Moderate Voice and Raw Story

MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:

Mike Johnson Insists Elderly Trump's Medical Records Are ‘Irrelevant’ to Voters — 'IT'S UNNECESSARY' — House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Donald Trump was an “unusual figure” and questions about his health were “irrelevant.” — House Speaker Mike Johnson launched a defense …

Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Bloomberg and ABC News

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Liz Cheney issues dire warning about ‘fundamentally cruel’ Trump, agrees he's a ‘fascist’

Discussion: Politico, USA Today and RedState

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

Trump Wants the Military to Target Americans Who Oppose Him — The former president said he thinks U.S. troops should be deployed “if necessary” against “radical left lunatics” on election day — Donald Trump proposed deploying military forces against U.S. citizens who oppose him on election day.

Discussion: Politico, The Independent, New York Post and KDFX-TV

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Thinks the Military Should Handle Citizens Who Disagree With Him

Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost, Alternet.org, The Hill, RedState, Fox News and PoliticusUSA

Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Salon

Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:

Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows — Safety fears are growing as misinformation collides with a large-scale federal recovery effort. — LAKE LURE, N.C. — Federal emergency response personnel on Saturday had employees operating …

Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:

Press Breaks Record For Worst Week of Coverage Ever — 5 more corporate media fails — Welcome to our 10th edition of Corporate Media Fails. Having done this for nine weeks now, I thought the Press couldn't surprise me anymore. I was wrong. — After a long debate …

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Trump says national abortion ban is ‘off the table,’ but 'we'll see what happens' — Former President Trump said Sunday that a national abortion ban is “off the table,” but left the door open on the conversation by saying “we'll see what happens.” — “Let me just tell you …

Discussion: Breitbart

MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:
Trump Leaves Door Open to National Abortion Ban

Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner

Natasha Bertrand / CNN:

US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions — The US will send an advanced anti-missile system — and US troops to operate it — to Israel “to help bolster Israel's air defenses following Iran's unprecedented attacks against Israel …

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U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Deployment of a THAAD Battery to Israel

Discussion: CBS News, New York Times, Associated Press, Politico, The Times of Israel, Task & Purpose, FOX 7 Austin and IJR

Ursula Perano / Politico:

Inside Jim Justice's alleged attendance problems; they could be a problem for a GOP Senate — The Senate GOP has a strong chance at winning a narrow majority next year, and a frequently absent Republican could be a liability. — Jim Justice will almost certainly be West Virginia's next senator.

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:

‘Nitpicking Everything’: JD Vance Fumes as ABC News Host Calls Out Bogus Claims About Colorado City — NOT TODAY — JD Vance tried to latch onto specific words to mount his defense of Trump's attacks on a Colorado city. Martha Raddatz wouldn't have it.

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Townhall, BizPac Review, RedState, Democrats, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, IJR, Washington Examiner, Twitchy, ABC News, Mediaite and Crooks and Liars

John Pavlovitz / The Beautiful Mess:

White Evangelicals Must Lose in November — A desperate plea from a former pastor who knows what's coming — Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. — I'm not sure Americans really understand what this nation will look like in a few short months if Donald Trump wins this election.

Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:

Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio — An off-the-cuff comment about reproductive rights by Republican Bernie Moreno in Ohio's tight Senate race has put abortion at the center of debate in the most expensive Senate campaign this year.

Discussion: Associated Press

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

‘Totally illegal’: Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism — “This is out of the autocratic playbook. As autocrats consolidate their power once they're in office, anything that threatens their power ... becomes illegal,” historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat said.

Discussion: Raw Story and Oliver Willis Explains

Zach Montellaro / Politico:

DeSantis misses post-hurricane meeting with Biden — again — It is the second time the president has been in the state in the last two weeks to view hurricane damage. — Ron DeSantis skipped meeting with Joe Biden on Sunday, the second time in as many weeks that the Republican governor …

Discussion: USA Today