Trump marks second anniversary of Butler assassination attempt with Fox News interview.
President Donald Trump reflected on the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally in a Fox News interview marking the two-year anniversary. He credited divine intervention for his survival and praised the Secret Service counter-sniper who killed the shooter, Thomas Crooks, while criticizing agency failures in securing the venue. Corey Comperatore was killed shielding his family, and two others were injured.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
Breitbart
NY Post
Daily Wire
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Trump reflects on Butler shooting on second anniversary: 'They blew it'
critical of Secret Service failures · negative
Breitbart
Never Forget — Today Marks Two Years Since Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, PA: 'God Was with Me'
commemorative and reverent · positive
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- Daily Wire+6 min
- Washington Examiner+30 min
- NY Post+4.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
The Examiner leads with Trump's blunt critique that the Secret Service blew it by missing alerts. Breitbart frames the day as a miraculous survival, emphasizing God was with me and the iconic Fight! Fight! Fight! moment.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Trump reflects on Butler shooting on second anniversary: 'They blew it'”
“Never Forget — Today Marks Two Years Since Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, PA: 'God Was with Me'”
7 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Trump raised his fist and said 'Fight! Fight! Fight!' after the shooting.
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