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Musk's Deleted Tweet Catches Attention of Secret Service

He made what he called a joke about the lack of assassination attempts on Democrats

(Newser) - Elon Musk says it was merely a joke that didn't land , but a tweet he deleted has nonetheless caught the attention of the Secret Service, reports Reuters . In the wake of the apparent attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump Sunday, Musk wrote, "And no one is even trying...

Trump: Biden 'Couldn't Have Been Nicer' on Call

But former president continues to blame Democrats' 'rhetoric' for assassination attempts

(Newser) - Donald Trump gave two more interviews Monday in which he discussed the arrest of an alleged would-be assassin in Florida.
  • Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen asked Trump how being the target of two assassination attempts in nine weeks has affected him. "Well, it hasn't affected me,"
...

Secret Service Says 'Security Plan Worked'

Suspect never had a line of sight to Trump, acting director says

(Newser) - Ryan Routh never had a line of sight to Donald Trump and didn't fire any shots during Sunday's apparent assassination attempt, acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe confirmed Monday. Rowe praised the "hyper vigilance" of the agent who spotted the rifle barrel in shrubbery at Trump's...

What We Know About Suspected Trump Gunman
Son of Suspected Trump
Gunman Defends His Father
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Sep 16, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

Son of Suspected Trump Gunman Defends His Father

Ryan Routh, 58, once embraced the Ukraine war as a personal cause

(Newser) - The suspect in what is being investigated as another assassination attempt on Donald Trump has what the Washington Post aptly describes as a "quixotic past." Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, lives in Hawaii now, but spent much of his life in North Carolina. The Wall Street Journal similarly observes...

As Trump Readied His Putt, He Heard 'Pop, Pop' of Gunfire

'My father is running out of lives here,' says Eric Trump after second apparent assassination attempt

(Newser) - As the FBI investigates what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, new details are emerging about what unfolded at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. Details:
  • Gun spotted: Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club (not Mar-a-Lago), when a Secret
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Suspect in Alleged Attempted Trump Assassination IDed

Ryan Wesley Routh traveled to Ukraine in 2022 to aid in the war effort

(Newser) - The suspect accused of staging an assassination attempt on Donald Trump Sunday has been identified by a law enforcement official as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii. Per the New York Times , last year, Routh gave an interview to the newspaper for an article about Americans traveling to Ukraine to...

Trump Gunman Used an AC Unit to Get on the Roof

Security video shows Thomas Crooks using unit to scale the roof next to the Butler Farm Show

(Newser) - The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania apparently bought a ladder to be able to scale the roof from which he was able to elude Secret Service agents, fire shots, and injure the former president—but he didn't end up using...

FBI Issues One-Sentence Statement on Trump Shooting

Agency says former president was indeed struck by a bullet on July 13 at Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump's near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president's ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president's injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. "...

Leader's Condition Improves After Second Surgery

Suspect in shooting of Robert Fico is ordered held until his trial

(Newser) - After undergoing more surgery, Prime Minister Robert Fico is improving, Slovakia's deputy minister said Saturday. "Several miracles happened," Robert Kalinak told reporters in front of the hospital in Banska Bystrica where Fico was taken after an assassination attempt Wednesday. "He is conscious, with all the limitations...

2 Ukrainian Colonels Accused in Plot to Kill Zelensky

They were allegedly recruited by Russia

(Newser) - Two of Volodymyr Zelensky's own colonels are accused of joining a Russian plot to assassinate him. Multiple assassination plots have surfaced previously, but the BBC notes this one stands apart because of the military officers involved. They were allegedly working with Russia's FSB—successor to the KGB—and...

Pakistan's Former Leader Shot in Assassination Attempt

Imran Khan reportedly shot in leg as bullets fly at campaign truck

(Newser) - At least one gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, according to a senior leader from his party and police, per the AP . Party official Asad Umar said Khan was wounded...

Someone Tried to Kill Argentina's VP. Many Don't Believe It

Conspiracy theories abound amid probe into assassination attempt on Cristina Fernandez

(Newser) - At least three people have been arrested over the assassination attempt against Argentina Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner earlier this month, and the investigation is ongoing, but some now think that probe may be a wild goose chase of sorts. As the New York Times frames it: "A...

At Least 3 Attempts to Kill Zelensky Reportedly Failed

Russian security sources tipped off Ukraine, officials say

(Newser) - Assassins backed by Russia have tried to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky at least three times in the past week, media reports and Ukrainian officials say. Mercenaries and Chechen special forces made the attempts to kill Zelensky, the Times of London reported. One Chechen team consisting of special forces called Kadyrovites...

In Iraq, an Assassination Attempt Via Armed Drone

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is OK after assault on his home

(Newser) - Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with an armed drone that targeted his residence early Sunday, and officials said he was unharmed. The attack in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone marks a major escalation of tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept...

Report: CIA Considered Kidnapping, Killing Assange
Report: CIA Considered
Assassinating Assange
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Sep 27, 2021 1:04 PM CDT

Report: CIA Considered Assassinating Assange

Yahoo investigation says former chief Pompeo was 'seeing blood'

(Newser) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is currently imprisoned in London, but a Yahoo News investigation suggests things could have gone much worse for him. The story asserts that the CIA under Mike Pompeo and former President Trump considered kidnapping or even killing Assange while he was holed up in the Ecuadorian...

Colombia's President Flies Into Drug Hotspot, and Bullets Fly

President Ivan Duque was visiting region where coca crop flourishes for cocaine production

(Newser) - Colombia's president flew by helicopter to a region of his country crucial to the drug trade to give a talk with a high-minded title: “Peace with Legality, the Sustainable Catatumbo chapter.” The presidential helicopter of Ivan Duque now has bullet holes as a result, reports the AP...

Libyan Official Survives 'Attempted Assassination'

Gunmen ambushed Fathi Bashagha’s motorcade

(Newser) - The interior minister of Libya’s UN-backed government survived an ambush by gunmen on his motorcade on Sunday, the AP reports, a brazen attack highlighting the towering challenges that remain for the newly appointed government that is trying to unite the country before elections late this year. Armed men opened...

Ronald Reagan Got It. Trump Still Doesn't
Ronald Reagan Got It.
Trump Still Doesn't
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Oct 5, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Ronald Reagan Got It. Trump Still Doesn't

No. 40's daughter Patti Davis argues that Trump needs to tell the truth about his health

(Newser) - Ronald's Reagan's daughter is following the news from Walter Reed hospital, and she doesn't like what she sees. "When you're president, privacy is not an option—including, and maybe especially, privacy about your health," writes Patti Davis in the Washington Post . "Instead of...

Country's PM Survives Assassination Attempt

Blast targeted Sudan PM's convoy

(Newser) - Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said. Abdalla Hamdok's family confirmed he was safe following the explosion, which targeted his convoy. Sudanese state TV said Hamdok was heading to his office when the blast took...

Man Admits Plan to Kill Trump With Forklift

ND planned to flip president's limo

(Newser) - A North Dakota man has admitted stealing a forklift as part of a bizarre plot to kill President Trump last year. US Assistant State's Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell says Gregory Lee Leingang, 42, stole the forklift and made his way to the motorcade route before Trump arrived to speak...

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