Based on the accused would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen’s reported writings before he attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, it seems apparent that “politics” in the broadest sense motivated him to try to commit what could have been a history-altering massacre. But it also seems pretty evident by allegedly deciding to take guns across state lines with murderous intent that he’s a deeply disturbed individual acting irrationally. He appears to have had easy access to guns and, by his own telling, encountered shockingly lax security at almost every juncture leading up to his attempted sprint past relaxed-looking Secret Service agents Saturday night.
There isn’t a single Democratic official or prominent liberal commentator minimizing or making excuses for Allen’s actions or rationalizations for attempting to commit murder — on the contrary, there’s been universal condemnation from that side. Yet that hasn’t stopped the accusations of incitement from the civility cops of the MAGA right, who accuse Democrats of cultivating violence while ignoring — if not celebrating — Trump’s most vicious, inhumane and racist statements.
This is a preview of Anthony L. Fisher’s latest column. Read the full column here.
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The British monarch is addressing a joint session of Congress today amid unusual strain in the “special relationship” — with NATO fraying, an Epstein shadow trailing the crown and the world watching. Read more.
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Cole Tomas Allen appeared in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., less than 48 hours after the security breach at the Washington Hilton. Read more.
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Jose Contreras Diaz had valid DACA status and no criminal record when ICE put him on a plane to Honduras. He missed the birth of his son. This week, he's going home. Read more.
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A report from the Department of Justice dismisses evidence that the death penalty is unfairly applied and expresses disdain for the previous administration’s capital punishment record. Read more.
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