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Pennsylvania town responds to Trump rally shooting: ‘The language needs to stop’
On Sunday, the small community of Butler, Pennsylvania, was having to come to grips with being the scene of a significant attempted US political assassination amidst tight security and closed roadways. Many people attended church to try to make sense of what had happened. Father Kevin Fazio once asked the congregation jammed into pews to "pray for our nation," but most of his flock appeared humbled by the violence coming to town. The Butler Farm Show fairgrounds, less than a quarter of a mile away, remains a crime scene, as do the gantries that hang massive stars and stripes and concert-sized speakers over Donald Trump's rallies, and the roof of AGR Industries, from which a gunman fired on the former president, is visible.
Conspiracy, hate dominated social feeds post-Trump shooting
Within minutes of the announcement of former President Donald Trump's assassination attempt, the phrase began trending on X in the United States. It's a term that has become synonymous with conspiracy theories on the margins of social media, frequently used to cast doubt on an attack or shooting. However, in the last 24 hours, it has spilled into mainstream online debate, with posts total of evidence-free speculation, hatred, and abuse receiving millions of views on X.
Trump rally shooting victim ‘dove on his family’ to avoid bullets
According to his family's Facebook post, 50-year-old firefighter Corey Comperatore died during the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump. "My brother, Corey Comperatore, was killed at the Pennsylvania Trump Rally." The hatred for one man claimed the life of the one man we loved the most," his sister Dawn Comperatore Schafer wrote in a statement on Sunday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Comperatore previously served as chief of the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company.
Self-proclaimed peacemaker Orban goes global without a plan
Hungary's Viktor Orban has no peace proposal. Still, he has spent the past two weeks on a one-person trip to Kyiv, Moscow, Azerbaijan, Beijing, Washington, and even Mar-a-Lago, infuriating EU and US officials. "Peace will not come by itself in the Russia-Ukraine war; someone must make it," he declares in daily videos posted to his Facebook page. Brussels and Washington have roundly chastised him for undermining EU and NATO unity by cozying up to Vladimir Putin and China's leader, Xi Jinping.
Thomas Matthew Crooks: Trump attacker information
The small Pittsburgh neighbourhood of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is reeling after the FBI identified a young local man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, as the person who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally, shocking the country. Investigators suspect Crooks, equipped with an AR-style weapon, opened fire on the former president when he was addressing a gathering in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one and badly injuring two others. A Secret Service sniper shot and killed the 20-year-old kitchen worker on the scene, according to officials.
Due to concealed evidence, Alec Baldwin’s shooting trial is dismissed
A US judge has rejected Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter prosecution, ruling that the state concealed evidence on how live bullets wound up on a film set where a cinematographer was tragically shot. The trial, which began three days ago, came to a dramatic end on Friday when Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case based on police and prosecutor misconduct in withholding evidence from the defence during cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' 2021 shooting on the set of the film Rust.
Which Biden allies want him to drop out of the US election?
US President Joe Biden is fighting to rescue his re-election campaign, as concerns about his age and fitness raise doubts about his ability to defeat Republican competitor Donald Trump. During a high-stakes news conference on Thursday, Biden, 81, maintained a tough tone, claiming that he is the most qualified candidate to defeat Trump and that he will not withdraw from the race.
Joe Biden says he will fight despite NATO mistakes and Democratic calls to retreat
The US president referred to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin" and confused Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a pair of gaffes that will only fuel doubts about his ability. Joe Biden has insisted on running for re-election despite two significant gaffes at the NATO summit and an increasing number of Democrats calling on him to step down. His performances at the Washington event were viewed as make-or-break for the 81-year-old, who had a dismal debate performance against competitor Donald Trump last month.
George Clooney urges Biden to get out of presidential race to help Democrats fight Trump
"We are not going to win in November with this president," Clooney stated in The New York Times. Hollywood star George Clooney has urged Joe Biden to withdraw from the run for a second term in the White House, claiming he is "not the Joe 'big f***ing deal' Biden of 2010". Clooney, a lifelong Democrat, penned a guest column for the New York Times three weeks after attending a fundraiser with President Biden.
First Democratic senator challenges Biden’s candidacy
The first Democratic senator has questioned President Joe Biden's electoral prospects, after seven congressmen urged the 81-year-old to step down. Michael Bennet of Colorado predicted that the president would lose to Donald Trump, maybe by a "landslide," but did not say he should retire. Mr Biden's fitness for government has been questioned following a stuttering presidential debate performance versus Trump last month.
Joe Biden’s doctor describes ‘very extensive neurological assessment’
Donald Trump expects Mr. Biden to stay in the race for the White House because "he's got an ego, and he doesn't want to quit". Joe Biden has displayed no signs of Parkinson's disease, according to his doctor, who clarified in a letter issued after allegations that a specialist had visited the president numerous times in the previous year. Concerns about the president's health have grown following Mr Biden's poor performance in his debate with Donald Trump.
Democrats evaluate the risks and benefits of losing Biden
President Joe Biden attempted to reignite his dormant re-election campaign on Sunday as members of his party discussed the prospects of his candidacy. Last week, the president's faltering debate performance raised significant concerns about his physical and mental ability to run. A prime-time appearance with ABC on Friday fueled more conjecture about his campaign's prospects. Despite the uncertainty, Mr Biden attended two campaign events on Sunday in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state.