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The Latest Breaking News on Donald Trump gunman Thomas Crooks was maths nerd who failed to make rifle team

Donald Trump gunman Thomas Crooks was maths nerd who failed to make rifle team

Crooks was shot dead by a Secret Service sharpshooter seconds after he opened fire from a rooftop

Evening Standard

‘I’m supposed to be dead’: Trump describes split-second moment that saved his life as he vows to ‘unite the country’

Trump claimed the shooting had given him new perspective heading into the Republican National Convention, prompting him to tear up his speech lashing out at Joe Biden for a new focus on a bid to ‘unite the country’

The Independent UK

'Oh Lordy': Trump assassination attempt amplifies noise around presidential election

An election year is never without drama, but an assassination attempt is hard to ignore.

Newcastle Herald

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King Charles writes to Donald Trump after assassination attempt

King Charles has privately contacted Donald Trump after his assassination attempt

The Independent UK

OPINION - This deadly melodrama has given Donald Trump hero status

The memes started almost immediately, a plague of hastily photoshopped images turning the assassination attempt into satire before the enormity had time to properly land (some even conflating last night’s conflict in Berlin). They were clever but they weren’t funny. In a flash, this Presidential campaign suddenly turned into a…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Trump shooting was an attack on democracy itself — and makes it more likely than ever he’ll be re-elected

I’ve always regarded Donald Trump as vulgar, odious and unworthy of public office. Two million people signed a petition opposing his state visit here in 2018, and the Mayor of London agreed that a 20 foot high balloon depicting him as a podgy, permanent-tanned baby could be flown over Parliament.…

Evening Standard

OPINION - America needs to calm down — Democrats are acting like QAnon cultists

Former President Trump comes within an inch of losing his life at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter, a bullied 20-year-old incel, lies dead on the roof of a barn with an AR-15-style rifle at his side. A firefighter is killed while diving heroically to protect his family.…

Evening Standard

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The story of the viral Trump pictures amid US media blame

The American media reworked its Sunday schedules as an assassination bid left US presidential candidate Donald Trump injured at an election rally in Pennsylvania. Trump emerged injured, his fist raised in defiance, in front of the American flag.

Newslaundry

Chinese Social Media Reacts To Failed Assassination Attempt On Trump

Chinese social media reacts to failed assassination attempt on former US President Trump, sparking discussions on political implications and US-China relat...

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Did Donald Trump just win the election?

There’s still a lot we don’t know about the rally shooting – but it will almost certainly boost his campaign

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden urges America to 'cool it down' in prime-time address after Donald Trump shooting

Donald Trump was shot in the right ear by a 20-year-old gunman at a presidential campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Evening Standard

Secret Service postpones briefing Congress on security lapses in Trump attack

The US Secret Service postponed a meeting on Monday where it was due to field questions from Congress about why agents failed to prevent a gunman from almost killing Donald Trump, as the agency increases protection for the former president. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle had been due to brief…

France 24

In a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attempt

Video of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was available almost instantly, but still photographs had a potent story to tell as well

The Independent UK

Donald Trump shooting: authorities attempt to determine motive as suspect’s devices seized

FBI says no evidence suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was operating as part of a larger group but motive remains unclear

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Thoughts on the Assassination Attempt Against Trump

The attack deserves condemnation. But it should not obscure the evil of Trump himself, including his role in promoting political violence.

The Independent UK

Trump rally shooter was a bullied ‘loner’ but never shared his political views, classmates say

Students who attended Bethel Park High with shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks recalled a video game enthusiast without many friends.

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