Trump Seeks to Exploit Assassination Attempts for Political Gain
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the early afternoon on Sunday, a suspected gunman got within several hundred yards of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect was shot at by a Secret…
Shots Fired in Apparent Second Attempted Assassination of Trump, FBI Says
Sheriff vehicles near Trump International Golf Club on Sunday, after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of former President Donald Trump.Stephanie Matat/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The FBI is investigating what officials believe is another attempted assassination of former President Trump, and…
Melania Pushes Conspiracy Theory About Trump Shooting to Promote Her Memoir
Former first lady Melania Trump is questioning how the attempted assassination of former President Trump came to pass…while also trying to hawk her forthcoming memoir.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Melania Trump broke her months-long silence on the assassination attempt against her…
A New Reckoning for Parents of School Shooters
Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the aftermath of the bloodshed on Wednesday at Apalachee…
Project 2025 Backers Push Propaganda About the Trump Shooting
Mother Jones; Heritage Foundation; Rebecca Droke/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just hours after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, high-profile allies of the ex-president began promoting unfounded conspiracy theories and blaming President Joe Biden and Democrats,…
Trump’s Baseless Claims About the Assassination Attempt Are Dangerous
Mark Peterson/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ever since the July 13 assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the former president and his allies have promoted unfounded conspiracy theories and blamed Democrats directly for the violence. The effort appears highly coordinated: From JD Vance…