Assassination attempt reframed the presidential race — and Trump himself
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Assassination attempt reframed the presidential race — and Trump himself

The image taken by photographer Evan Vucci is so perfect at first I thought it was doctored.  Donald Trump, larger than life, stretches toward the sky in the act of shaking a defiant fist, bloodied but still formidable, still a fighter, while an enormous American flag covers the background and,…

Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks flew drone over Pa. rally site hours before deadly shooting: report
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Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks flew drone over Pa. rally site hours before deadly shooting: report

Donald Trump’s 20-year-old would-be assassin allegedly used a drone to aerially scope out the Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech hours as part of his sinister plot last weekend, according to a report. Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks programmed the drone to fly over the Butler Farm Showgrounds…

Secret Service didn’t have enough ‘resources’ to protect Trump
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Secret Service didn’t have enough ‘resources’ to protect Trump

The Secret Service Follies continue, with whistleblowers now telling Congress that the agency was stretched too thin after President Biden’s NATO summit to adequately protect former President Donald Trump on July 13.  At a July 8 meeting with the FBI, Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Tim Burke revealed the…

Trump started his new tone of ‘unity’ for campaign, America with profound message in RNC 2024 speech
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Trump started his new tone of ‘unity’ for campaign, America with profound message in RNC 2024 speech

Donald Trump’s promise to usher in “a new era of safety, prosperity and freedom for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed” would seem fanciful in almost any other moment in American history.  So, too, his vow to “bring back the American dream” and heal “the discord and division…

Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks wrote chilling online post foreshadowing rally shooting: report
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Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks wrote chilling online post foreshadowing rally shooting: report

Would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks wrote a chilling online message that hinted to sinister plans for the day he shot up the former president’s Butler, Pa. rally over the weekend. “July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds,” the 20-year-old gunman allegedly wrote on Steam, a…

MSNBC’s Joy Reid compares ‘elderly’ Biden’s potential COVID recovery to Trump dodging an assassination attempt
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MSNBC’s Joy Reid compares ‘elderly’ Biden’s potential COVID recovery to Trump dodging an assassination attempt

MSNBC host Joy Reid posited that President Joe Biden’s potential recovery from COVID-19 would be the “exact same thing” as former President Donald Trump’s dodging of an assassin’s bullet during the network’s coverage of the Republican National Convention Wednesday night. Biden was discovered to have caught COVID for a second…

Trump supporters wear ear bandages at RNC: ‘Newest fashion trend’
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Trump supporters wear ear bandages at RNC: ‘Newest fashion trend’

Some attendees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee are sporting makeshift ear bandages in support of almost-assassinated former President Donald Trump — with one calling it “the newest fashion trend.” Trump, 78, emerged onto the convention floor Monday night sporting a distinctive white patch over his right ear, which…