Unraveling July 17, 2024: An Assassination Attempt on Trump and the Republican National Convention's Transformation

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Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on July 17, 2024, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Investigators found pictures of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on the assailant's phone along with search history related to the Democratic National Convention and Trump events.
J.D. Vance is considered an ideological pick by Trump and has shown a deep distaste for democratic processes since 2020.
On the same day, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance was introduced as Donald Trump's vice-presidential pick at the Republican National Convention.
The motive behind the assassination attempt remains unknown.
The Republican Party is undergoing a transformation, embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad while shifting its stance on abortion.
Unraveling July 17, 2024: An Assassination Attempt on Trump and the Republican National Convention's Transformation

In the chaotic political landscape of July 17, 2024, two significant events unfolded. The first was an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The second was the Republican National Convention (RNC), where Donald Trump officially announced his vice-presidential pick, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.

At the rally site, investigators discovered Thomas Matthew Crooks visited twice before the shooting incident. Authorities found pictures of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Crooks' phone, along with search history related to the Democratic National Convention and Trump events (CNN). The motive behind the assassination attempt remains unknown.

Meanwhile, at the RNC, J.D. Vance was introduced as Trump's running mate. Vance is considered an ideological pick by Trump and has shown a deep distaste for democratic processes since 2020 (NYT). Ohio Senator J.D. Vance's selection marked a significant departure from the party's previous stance on various issues, including abortion and business interests.

The Republican Party is undergoing a transformation, embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad while shifting its stance on abortion (Politico). The new platform reflects Trump's leave-abortion-to-the-states approach in the post-Roe era, making abortion broadly accessible in many states.

The GOP is forming a new coalition by blending some of the more outrageous statements with other aspects of the changing party (Politico). The party's adoption of a slimmed-down abortion platform and criticisms of corporations marks an enormous departure from its previous stance. Sen. Mike Braun believes this new coalition can be formed by combining some aspects, while Rep. Jim Jordan sees Trump as having made the party what it always should have been - a populist party rooted in conservative principles.

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention's transformation are two distinct but interconnected events shaping American politics.


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Confidence

80%

Doubts
  • Are there any connections between the assailant and far-right or anti-government groups?
  • How will J.D. Vance's selection impact the Republican Party's stance on various issues, especially abortion?
  • Is this assassination attempt a one-off incident or part of a larger conspiracy?

Sources

78%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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How has Trump transformed the GOP? Look how its platform has changed.

Politico News Site Name: POLITICO Full Legal Name of News Site: Politico LLC Location of News Site: Washington D.C., USA Thursday, 18 July 2024 08:40
  • Unique Points
    • Donald Trump's influence has transformed the Republican Party’s platform, changing its stance on abortion, immigration, and anti-trans policies.
    • The national debt isn’t mentioned in the 2024 GOP platform.
    • Trump’s influence led to a shift in the party’s focus from supporting same-sex marriage to fighting anti-trans rhetoric.
    • The platform also proposes closing the federal Department of Education and reestablishing the 1776 Commission.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (35%)
    The article makes editorializing statements and uses emotional manipulation by describing the Republican Party's platform as 'supercharged with Trumpian rhetoric', 'invoking an 'invasion'' at the southern border', and a 'far cry from the staid platforms of the party before Trump'. The author also selectively reports on certain policies, such as abortion and immigration, while ignoring others like the national debt. The article also uses sensationalist language by describing Trump's executive order on travel as a 'Trump-era advisory committee that produced a report designed to 'encourage patriotic education'.
    • It's supercharged with Trumpian rhetoric in his trademark capitalization style, invoking an ‘invasion’ at the southern border and calls for an end to ‘Left Wing Gender Insanity.’
    • And there's a signature sense of doom and a theme of America in decline, with the preamble reading: ‘Our future, our identity, and our very way of life are under threat like never before.’
    • More importantly, the policies are transformed: The party has watered down its stance on abortion and transferred responsibility to the states.
    • The platforms are transformed: The party has watered down its stance on abortion and transferred responsibility to the states.
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The article contains several examples of appeals to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. It also presents a dichotomous depiction of the Democratic party as promoting anti-American values and policies. However, no formal logical fallacies were found in the text itself.
    • Trump's campaign slogan is prominently featured on the 2024 platform cover
    • The platform watered down its stance on abortion and transferred responsibility to the states
    • The national debt isn't mentioned in the 2024 GOP platform
  • Bias (75%)
    The article demonstrates a clear ideological bias towards the Republican Party under Trump's leadership. The author highlights how the party platform has shifted under Trump's influence and how certain policies have been transformed to align with his views. The author also makes value judgments about these changes, such as calling them 'Trumpian shifts' and 'supercharged with Trumpian rhetoric'. These judgments demonstrate a bias towards the Republican Party under Trump.
    • Knowledge and Skills, Not CRT and Gender Indoctrination.
      • Republicans Will Protect and Defend a Vote of the People, from within the States, on the Issue of Life.
        • The platform is supercharged with Trumpian rhetoric in his trademark capitalization style, invoking an ‘Invasion’ at the southern border and calls for an end to ‘Left Wing Gender Insanity.’
          • We are going to close the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and send it back to the States, where it belongs.
            • We will complete the Border Wall, shift massive portions of Federal Law Enforcement to Immigration Enforcement, and use advanced technology to monitor and secure the Border. We will use all resources needed to stop the Invasion—including moving thousands of Troops currently stationed overseas to our own Southern Border.
            • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication
            • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication

            99%

            The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
            (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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            July 17, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt

            CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Maureen Chowdhury, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 12:51
            • Unique Points
              • Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the rally site twice before the shooting of former President Donald Trump.
              • Investigators found pictures of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Crooks’ phone.
              • Crooks’ search history included the date of the Democratic National Convention and Trump events.
              • Authorities discovered pictures of congressional leaders, including Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson, on Crooks’ phone.
              • Intelligence was gained in recent weeks about a plot by Iran to kill Trump, but there is no known link to Saturday’s shooting.
            • Accuracy
              No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
            • Deception (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication
            • Fallacies (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication
            • Bias (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication
            • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication
            • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
              None Found At Time Of Publication

            75%

            The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
            (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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            A new kind of Republican Party is forming at the RNC

            Politico News Site Name: POLITICO Full Legal Name of News Site: Politico LLC Location of News Site: Washington D.C., USA Wednesday, 17 July 2024 00:00
            • Unique Points
              • A new kind of Republican Party is forming at the RNC, embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad, and shifting its decades-long position on abortion and hostile to certain business interests.
              • Trump’s newly announced running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has said that the GOP is in a ‘late Republican period’ and the party needs to ‘get pretty wild and far out there.’
              • The confluence of economic, demographic, and cultural changes has accelerated the flirtation with a renovation of the GOP.
              • The party’s adoption of a slimmed-down abortion platform and criticisms of corporations it heard on the RNC floor marks an enormous departure from its previous stance.
              • Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana believes the new coalition can be formed by blending some of the more outrageous statements with other aspects of the changing party.
              • Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio believes President Trump has made the party what it always should have been, a populist party rooted in conservative principles.
              • The GOP is undergoing a sea change as a working-class party revolving around the organizing principle of America First.
              • Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance could ultimately cement the party’s trajectory toward a different point on the horizon.
              • A contingent of anti-abortion delegates dropped their fight against changes to the party platform that they argued backtracks on decades of GOP progress on the issue.
              • The new platform reflects Trump’s leave-abortion-to-the-states approach in the post-Roe era, a position that leaves abortion broadly accessible in many states.
            • Accuracy
              • The new coalition can be formed by blending some of the more outrageous statements with other aspects of the changing party.
            • Deception (30%)
              The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the changes in the Republican Party at the RNC, highlighting statements and actions that fit a certain narrative of economic populism and isolationism. However, they do not provide any context or balance this with opposing viewpoints or facts that contradict their narrative. For example, they quote Sen. Mike Braun saying 'And that doesn’t mean you take the most outrageous stuff that he might have said, but you don’t dismiss some of the rest of it, and you find a new coalition.' However, they do not mention any counterarguments or opposing viewpoints to this statement. Additionally, the author uses emotional language such as 'full on frontal assault on conservatism' and 'physically uncomfortable' to manipulate the reader's emotions and create a sense of urgency and alarm.
              • It was also the party’s adoption of a slimmed down abortion platform and the criticisms of corporations it heard on the RNC floor.
              • The party is changing — increasingly embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad, shifting its decadeslong position on abortion and not only leery of, but hostile to, certain business interests.
              • That’s an enormous departure from where our party has been and I don’t think it’s a prescription for success.
              • And that’s exactly what’s unfolding in Milwaukee. It wasn’t just Trump’s selection of Vance, the opponent of Ukraine aid who once said ‘I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.’ It was also the party’s adoption of a slimmed down abortion platform and the criticisms of corporations it heard on the RNC floor.
              • And you can look at the platform walking away from issues like life and traditional marriage, embracing tariffs across the board, but I feel like yesterday and last night went a step further when you have speakers that are basically saying NATO was at fault for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and referring to job creators as ‘corporate pigs’ and denouncing national right to work.
              • It’s a full on frontal assault on conservatism.
            • Fallacies (80%)
              The article describes the changing nature of the Republican Party at its national convention, with a focus on economic populism and isolationism. The author mentions several examples of this shift, including Trump's selection of Vance as his running mate and the party's adoption of a slimmed down abortion platform. However, there are also some instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by speakers at the convention, such as Sean O'Brien's criticism of corporations and Right to Work laws. This use of inflammatory language could be seen as an appeal to emotion and a fallacy known as Ad Hominem. Additionally, there is a quote from Marc Short stating that he feels the party is undergoing a 'full on frontal assault on conservatism.' This statement could be seen as an overgeneralization and a fallacy known as Hasty Generalization.
              • And you can look at the platform walking away from issues like life and traditional marriage, embracing tariffs across the board, but I feel like yesterday and last night went a step further when you have speakers that are basically saying NATO was at fault for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and referring to job creators as ‘corporate pigs’ and denouncing national right to work.
              • I think coverage has rightly captured what we are certainly hearing which is that the business community and Wall Street and so forth, are, are deeply dismayed and concerned – as they should be.
              • This is a British Tory platform. This is not a conservative platform. Trump is aiming right down the middle.
            • Bias (80%)
              The article describes the Republican National Convention as revealing a new kind of Republican Party that is changing, embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad, shifting its decades-long position on abortion, and being hostile to certain business interests. The author also quotes several speakers who criticize corporations and the Chamber of Commerce. These statements demonstrate a clear bias towards economic populism.
              • And that’s an enormous departure from where our party has been and I don’t think it’s a prescription for success.
                • But look closer and the party is changing — increasingly embracing economic populism at home and isolationism abroad, shifting its decadeslong position on abortion and not only leery of, but hostile to, certain business interests.
                  • It wasn’t just Trump’s selection of Vance, the opponent of Ukraine aid who once said “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.” It was also the party’s adoption of a slimmed down abortion platform and the criticisms of corporations it heard on the RNC floor.
                    • The first Teamster to speak at an RNC in its 121-year history. In his remarks, he trespassed on traditional economic conservatism, decrying the “corporate elite,” outlining the harm of Right to Work laws, and called the Chamber of Commerce “unions for big business.”
                    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication
                    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication

                    97%

                    The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                    (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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                    Opinion | The Economic Theory Behind J.D. Vance’s Populism

                    The Name Of The NZ Prefix. I PWA NZI.P.Was Dropped. ‘The Ezra Wednesday, 17 July 2024 09:03
                    • Unique Points
                      • Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is Trump’s vice-presidential running mate
                      • Vance is considered an ideological pick by Trump
                      • Trump showed confidence in Vance’s ability to turn his impulses into a coherent governing philosophy
                      • Vance has shown deep distaste for democratic process and elections since 2020
                      • Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters union, spoke at the Republican National Convention about working with elected officials who care about working people such as Senators J.D. Vance and others
                    • Accuracy
                      • J.D. Vance is Trump's vice-presidential running mate
                    • Deception (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication
                    • Fallacies (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication
                    • Bias (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication
                    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication
                    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                      None Found At Time Of Publication