Live updates on second apparent Trump assassination attempt

Live updates on second apparent Trump assassination attempt

Benjamin Hughes

    • says he’ll appear live on X, formerly known as Twitter, from his Mar-a-Lago estate at 8 p.m. ET. Trump’s last live appearance on X was plagued with technical difficulties. 

    Although he didn’t say in the post what he planned to discuss, Trump said last week that he’d announce Monday at 8 p.m. the debut of a new cryptocurrency platform called World Liberty Financial that will be controlled by sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. In recent weeks, the Trumps have been promoting the endeavor on social media, touting it as “the future of crypto.” 

    Trump’s 18-year-old son Barron, a first-year student at New York University, is identified as the project’s “DeFi visionary,” according to a white paper on the project obtained by cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk. DeFi, short for “decentralized finance,” is a term that refers to financial services offered through public blockchains


    By Megan Cerullo

    New bodycam video of Trump apparent attempted assassination suspect arrest

    05:22

    Body camera footage released Monday shows Routh’s arrest on a Florida roadside.

    The bodycam footage from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows a group of sheriff’s deputies in bulletproof vests with guns out yelling at Routh.

    In the video, Routh is directed to move to his right and then walk backward.

    The deputies then took Routh into custody.


    By Alex Sundby

    • Trump wrote. “Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th President of the United States, and the Republican Nominee in the upcoming Presidential Election, SAFE. THE JOB DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!”

    By Kathryn Watson

    • Trump told Fox News Digital on Monday that he believes “the rhetoric of Biden and Harris” is what is causing him to be “shot at.”

    Trump blamed the “combination of rhetoric and lawsuits they wrap me up in,” saying “these are the things that dangerous fools” listen to —  “and the same with the first one,” he added, referring to the July 13 shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

    “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Trump said, although investigators have not yet commented on the suspect’s possible motive. “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country”

    Trump mentioned Mr. Biden and Harris’ comments that he is a “threat to democracy,” saying they are the “opposite” of unity leaders.


    By Caroline Linton

    • Trump to host town hall in Michigan on Tuesday after apparent assassination attempt

    04:21


    By Robert Costa

    • resigned after the attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

    By Fin Gómez

    • supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia and traveled to Kyiv in 2022. CBS News’ Holly Williams was in contact with him for more than a year in the early stages of the war in Ukraine, which she’s covered extensively. They spoke at least once on the phone and texted frequently. Routh put Williams in touch with several foreign fighters.

    See more about his history in the video below.

    Suspect in armed incident near Trump identified as former Ukraine volunteer with criminal record

    02:36


    By Tucker Reals

    Source: cbsnews.com