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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend. 01:44—Trump's Assassination attempt 27:06—President Joe Biden's press conference 43:07—Republican National Convention begins today 52:08—This week's cultural recommendations Mentioned in this podcast: "Donald Trump Bloodied in Assassination Attempt," by Eric Boehm "Assassination Attempt," by Liz Wolfe "Trump's Defiance of an Assassin's Bullet ...
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“Staged to get sympathy” and an “order” likely from the CIA with involvement of Barack Obama and the Clintons: just some of the conspiracy theories that swirled on social media just moments after former US president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally on Saturday. The claims, posted on X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, were not backed up by any evidence and came from both Republicans and Democrats. Some of the posts even came from US politicians. “Joe Biden sent the orders,” Republican congressman Mike Collins from Georgia posted on X, referring to a comment about the e...
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Bullets: At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening, a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Trump survived the attack. A bullet apparently grazed his ear, bloodying him. Unfortunately, a member of the audience—50-year-old firefighter and father Corey Comperatore who was reportedly shielding the bodies of his family members also in attendance—was killed, and two others were critically injured but look likely to survive. The gunman was killed immediately by law enforcement snipers. The authorities have identified him as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crook...
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Blood streaks his face. The American flag looms in the background. His fist raised in defiance. The photograph of Donald Trump taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci in the aftermath of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on 14 July is gathering iconic status. To coin a phrase, the photo is "one for the history books", a defining symbol of an era plagued by political crisis, violence and upheaval in America. While there is no shortage of video footage of the horrific incident, it is this single image that will be etched into our collective memory. A reminder of the timeless pow...
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Following the attempt on Donald Trump’s life this weekend at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, celebrities have been reacting to the shooting on social media. The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee said he was hit in the ear by a bullet, in what the FBI have confirmed they are treating as an “assassination attempt.” One rally attendee was killed, as was the suspected shooter, whom the FBI identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The following day (Sunday 14 July), Trump thanked the nation for its concern and called on Americans to unite. Later the same day, he sa...
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It is going to be difficult to reverse the “acidic” political violence in US politics after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, a US-European policy expert has told Euronews. Senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund think tank in Washington, Jackson Janes, said although he is unsure whether the attack on the presumptive Republican nominee will meaningfully impact the US presidential election in November, it could yet change the minds of undecided voters. Janes said that the attack is expected to deepen the fervour of Republican voters supporting Trump and will not s...
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A shooting at Donald Trump‘s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say. One attendee was killed, and two were critically injured. Trump said on social media that a bullet “pierced the upper part” of his right ear before agents whisked him off stage. The Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter, who attacked from an elevated position outside the rally venue. FBI names suspectThe FBI named Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the sub...
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Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage in the middle of a campaign rally on Saturday after the sounds of gunfire rang out in the crowd. The apparent shots rang out while Trump was speaking to a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Associated Press reported that "Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face." Trump's campaign quickly issued a statement saying that the former president was "fine" and that he was being checked by medical professionals. In video from the scene of the incident, Secret Service agents can be seen s...
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The incident revealed complexities in the military's relationship with Buddhism, central to Myanmar's cultural fabric. Initially blamed on resistance fighters, the monk's death was later confirmed as a military shooting, triggering public outcry and eroding military credibility among Buddhists. The episode underscores ongoing challenges for Myanmar's military government, grappling with widespread opposition since seizing power in 2021.
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