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    Sniper Victim at Trump Rally Identified, Died Shielding His Family
    The man who was shot and killed during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been identified as former fire chief Corey Comperatore. The Associated Press reports former fire chief’s wife told Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro that Comperatore “dove on his family to protect them.” “Corey was a girl dad. Corey was a firefighter. Corey…
    Elise McCue
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    Melania Trump Calls Trump Shooter ‘Monster’
    Melania Trump reacted to the shooting of her husband, former President Donald Trump, in a statement Sunday morning in which she called the shooter a “monster.” “A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,” the former first…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Dan Bongino, Former Secret Service Agent, Says Trump Shooting ‘Catastrophic Failure’
    Dan Bongino, the commentator and talk show host who is a former Secret Service agent, says Saturday night’s shooting at President Donald Trump’s rally, was a “catastrophic failure” of the Secret Service. “This is an obviously catastrophic failure and NO excuses should be made, or even attempted,” Bongino posted on X. “The failures are profound…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Tested by Fire: The 2 Seconds That Define Donald Trump
    How many men have faced the crucible of a near-death experience and came out triumphant? America just watched Donald Trump’s great moment of testing and saw him prove his mettle. When we tell our children about the assassination attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, we will remember the moment when…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Secret Service Director Faces Questions After Attempted Assassination of Trump
    The director of the U.S. Secret Service is facing heightened scrutiny following Saturday’s assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. An eyewitness at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, told the BBC that he warned police about the gunman before Trump was shot at approximately 6:15 p.m. The interview, which was shared widely on social…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Elon Musk Endorses Trump, Calls for Head of Secret Service to Resign Following Shooting
    Billionaire entrepreneur and social media maven Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump on Saturday evening following the assassination attempt on the former president at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk posted on his social media platform X about 35 minutes later, embedding a video…
    Virginia Allen
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    Ex-Biden Counterterror Official Claims Trump Supporters Pose a Threat of Violence After Trump Shooting
    A CBS News anchor and a former counterterrorism official in the Biden administration condemned former President Donald Trump and Republicans in the wake of the shooting that left Trump wounded Saturday night. CBS anchor Margaret Brennan condemned Trump for insufficiently “lowering the temperature” in his statement following the shooting. “This was a traumatic event no…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Liberal Media’s DESPICABLE Coverage of Trump’s Attempted Assassination
    Several liberal media outlets made the choice Saturday evening to display absolute degeneracy when covering the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Now, not all of the left-leaning outlets did this. ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and others reported correctly, along with center, independent, and right-leaning sources, that Trump was shot and…
    Tony Kinnett
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    What Former Presidents Had to Say on Trump Assassination Attempt
    Donald Trump’s living predecessors denounced the assassination attempt on the 45th president Saturday evening. “There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy,” former President Barack Obama, a Democrat who served two terms just before Trump’s one term, posted on X.  “Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Potential VPs React to Attempted Assassination: ‘Not Just Some Isolated Incident’
    A number of President Donald Trump’s potential vice presidential picks weighed in Saturday evening on news that a shooter apparently attempted to assassinate the presidential candidate. “Today is not just some isolated incident,” said Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance in a statement posted on X. “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    TRUMP BREAKS SILENCE AFTER SHOOTING: ‘Much Bleeding Took Place’
    Former President Donald Trump spoke out Saturday evening after an attempt was made on his life at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The presidential candidate posted on Truth Social Saturday evening, thanking the Secret Service for protecting him and expressing sorrow at the reported death of an attendee. “I want to thank The United States…
    Katrina Trinko | Mary Margaret Olohan
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    ‘Everybody Must Condemn It’: Biden on Assassination Attempt on Rival Trump
    President Joe Biden’s White House issued a statement Saturday night condemning the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,” the president said in a statement, released about an hour after the initial news of the shooting broke. “I’m grateful to hear that…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    16 Photos From Trump Rally Shooting
    Former President Donald Trump was shot by a gunman Saturday evening while speaking on stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, 33 miles north of Pittsburgh, authorities said. The pops of a gun could be heard as Trump ducked to the floor of the stage and Secret Service rushed to cover him. “President Trump…
    Virginia Allen
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    What Republicans and Democrats Say About Trump Assassination Attempt
    President Joe Biden didn’t respond Saturday night for over an hour after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, but many other politicians—from both parties—were quick to comment on social media.  “They try to jail him. They try to kill him. It will not work. He is…
    Fred Lucas
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    BREAKING: Trump Injured in Apparent Assassination Attempt
    Former President Donald Trump was wounded in the ear when shots were fired about 6:10 p.m. Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 33 miles north of Pittsburgh. The Secret Service announced that it had “neutralized,” or killed, the gunman, but as of midnight had not identified him. Trump was quickly rushed offstage…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Biden Fact Check: Are Border Encounters With Illegal Aliens ‘Lower Today Than When Trump Left Office’?
    President Joe Biden touted his success on the southern border Thursday night during a highly anticipated press conference, saying Border Patrol agents must deal with half the number of illegal aliens than they did under President Donald Trump.  “Border encounters have gone down over 50%,” Biden said. “The current level is lower today than when…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘Road Map to Make America Great Again’: RNC Announces 2024 GOP Platform
    The Republican National Committee’s Platform Committee has adopted former President Donald Trump’s 2024 Republican Party platform, the Trump campaign announced on Monday. The Trump campaign described the party platform as a “pro-American agenda that stands in stark contrast to the record of weakness, failure, and dishonesty created by [President] Joe Biden,” promising that Trump’s platform…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Jack Smith and Fani Willis Have ‘Little Left’ to Throw at Trump After Immunity Ruling
    The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity Monday made it more difficult for both special counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to prosecute former President Donald Trump, throwing their indictments into serious question. The decision, which found former presidents are entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” from prosecution for all “official acts,” will…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    FACT CHECK: Biden’s 5 Lies About the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Immunity
    On Monday, President Biden delivered a surprise four-and-a-half minute address condemning the Supreme Court’s decision in Donald Trump v. The United States released that morning. Special prosecutor Jack Smith has alleged that Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election by “spreading knowingly false claims of election fraud.” Trump’s legal team argued that the allegations…
    Tony Kinnett
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    Why 3 Liberals Dissented From Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling
    Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued dissents Monday in which they vehemently object to the court’s 6-3 opinion in the presidential immunity case brought by former President Donald Trump. The majority of the high court held that presidents are entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive…
    Katelynn Richardson
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