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Trump’s attempted assassination becomes a potent political force in a single striking image

16 Jul

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Trump’s attempted assassination becomes a potent political force in a single striking image

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July 16, 2024

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Politics tamfitronics Images taken from Evan Vucci's photograph of Donald Trump following his assassination attempt(Image credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / AP / Getty Images)By now you've almost certainly seen the picture: Donald Trump, his face bloodied in the wake of an attempted assassination, his fist raised to the sky, flanked by Secret Service agents as an American flag flutters in the background. As the country reels from its first major presidential assassination attempt in decades, photographs of Trump before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks' hail of gunfire have quickly become some of the most inescapable political imagery in modern memory."I just went into work mode, and I just started doing my job," said Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci to CNN. "It was scary as hell, in hindsight,"...

Litman: Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law

16 Jul

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Litman: Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law

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July 16, 2024

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Politics tamfitronics The initial impulse on reading Judge Aileen Cannon’s pseudo-scholarly 93-page dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump is to list the legal errors and overreaches that demonstrate its brazenness and likelihood of being reversed. The opinion, which throws out the case on the dubious premise that special counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed, could serve as target practice for any first-year law student who has learned about statutory construction and precedent, principles that Cannon mangles as she strains to make the case go away.But such conventional criticism isn’t really suited to Cannon’s unconventional and embarrassing work. To analyze the case in terms of the nuances of the special counsel law or Cannon’s disregard of United States vs. Nixon is to miss what’s in front of one’s face.It’s...

‘America’s Hitler’: All the Times J.D. Vance Trashed Trump

16 Jul

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‘America’s Hitler’: All the Times J.D. Vance Trashed Trump

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July 16, 2024

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Politics tamfitronics The Ohio senator, now one of Trump’s fiercest defenders, used to beat up on him both publicly and privately, calling him “reprehensible” and “a cynical asshole like Nixon.”UpdatedJul. 15, 20246:52PM EDT/PublishedJul. 15, 20246:51PM EDTDrew Angerer/Getty ImagesJD Vance loves Donald J. Trump. But that hasn’t always been the case.The Ohio senator—and Trump’s new VP pick—has been a stalwart defender of the presumptive presidential nominee, helping to downplay the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and praising his populist approach to politics. At least he has been recently. When Trump was running for president, the message was very, very different.By deleting old tweets and flip-flopping on policy, the Ohioan has transformed himself from “never-Trumper” to good ol’ MAGA boy.But the internet never forgets, and neither do we. Here are some of the best of Vance’s attacks...

16 Jul

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This weekend shook American politics. Did it change Donald Trump?

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July 16, 2024

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Politics tamfitronics Former President Donald Trump, coming off an assassination attempt that shook America, will soon give what may be the most closely watched political speech of his life. How he leverages this moment will shape the trajectory of a turbulent era in U.S. politics.Mr. Trump has become a near-messianic figure to some supporters, while detractors increasingly see him as a dangerous, despotic force.Politics tamfitronics Why We Wrote ThisA party convention is typically a moment to rally the base with fiery, red-meat rhetoric. In the wake of an assassination attempt, many are urging presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump to take a different tone.That makes what Mr. Trump says this week, and for the rest of the campaign, so crucial. If a man famous for incendiary rhetoric leads the way in lowering the political temperature, it could go a...