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MILWAUKEE — The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presumptive nominee having survived an assassination attempt.
Former President Donald Trump arrived for the convention in Wisconsin Sunday, a day after a shooter fired a bullet that Trump said struck him in the upper ear just minutes into a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Authorities say the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, shot and killed Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer fire chief, and critically injured two more attendees before the Secret Service returned fire and killed him.
Twenty-four hours later, Crooks' motive remained unknown. Members of Congress joined prominent social media accounts in filling the void with evidence-free assertions about what inspired the suspect and his political beliefs.
In an Oval Office address Sunday evening, President Joe Biden pleaded for Americans to "lower the temperature" of their politics, saying political differences should be resolved at the ballot box.
Trump decided to keep his plans and fly here Sunday, saying he did not want to let a "potential assassin" delay his arrival.
There are many unanswered questions.
On Trump's to-do list heading into the RNC was revealing his running mate. With the assassination attempt dominating the news and the mood, will Trump reveal a name? Will Trump speak? We're waiting to see how the assassination attempt will influence the lineup and the themes.
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Former President Donald Trump arrived for the convention in Wisconsin Sunday, a day after a shooter fired a bullet that Trump said struck him in the upper ear just minutes into a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Authorities say the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, shot and killed Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer fire chief, and critically injured two more attendees before the Secret Service returned fire and killed him.
Twenty-four hours later, Crooks' motive remained unknown. Members of Congress joined prominent social media accounts in filling the void with evidence-free assertions about what inspired the suspect and his political beliefs.
In an Oval Office address Sunday evening, President Joe Biden pleaded for Americans to "lower the temperature" of their politics, saying political differences should be resolved at the ballot box.
Trump decided to keep his plans and fly here Sunday, saying he did not want to let a "potential assassin" delay his arrival.
There are many unanswered questions.
On Trump's to-do list heading into the RNC was revealing his running mate. With the assassination attempt dominating the news and the mood, will Trump reveal a name? Will Trump speak? We're waiting to see how the assassination attempt will influence the lineup and the themes.
Social media platforms flooded with 'staged' claims
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Fact-checking the wild conspiracy theories related to the attempted Trump assassination
The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presumptive nominee having survived an assassination attempt.
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