“Fight!” (Photo by Evan Vucci)

An assassination attempt against a former president and current candidate must not be forgotten.

• Mark Steyn: “The other night my youngest expressed a wish to see The Manchurian Candidate—the original, of course. And, as great as it is, its famous ending seemed an artifact of a lost and somewhat innocent age: a man is able to stroll into a political rally and access easily a high-up vantage point with a direct line of sight to the nominee. Couldn’t happen now… And yet it just did.”
• Mark Steyn: “As for the no-greater-threat-to-our-republic bollocks, it’s just a few weeks since a would-be assassin put a bullet through the ear of the alleged greatest threat. That day provided a telling contrast… it quickly became clear that the Secret Service and other elements in the federal government created the conditions that permitted that bullet to hit a former president in the head (and kill an American citizen). Consider the implications of that, especially if you’re the family of Corey Comperatore. That’s a far ‘greater threat to our republic’ than the man those corrupted alphabet agencies failed to protect.”
• Ace: “…what motivates most assassins is the feeling that their actions will one day be praised as heroic and courageous. And the New York Times and Dallas Morning News are telling all potential assassins that they don’t need to wait for history to vindicate them: They are ready to vindicate them right now, and praise them as heroes for taking that glorious shot.”
• Austin Ruse: “Good Lord Almighty, that man is a legend. He gets shot, gets up almost immediately, with blood running down his face, throws his fist in the air and shouts ‘fight, fight, fight.’ Donald Trump is a legend.”
• Julie Kelly: “The party that claims ‘political violence’ and ‘domestic violent extremism’ pose a dire national security threat has not mentioned the July 13 attempted assassination of the former president.”
• Judicial Watch Statement on the Assassination Attempt on Former President Donald Trump: “Americans can be assured that Judicial Watch has already initiated an independent investigation into today’s events.”