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The Media Response to the Trump Assassination Attempts Is Not Normal

The press chooses victim-blaming and apathy.

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Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024.

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Something weird has happened.

This summer, America experienced what should be the type of generationally defining moments that leave a man remembering, even decades later, precisely where he was when he heard the news.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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