What happened to the other Trump stories?

Austin, Texas: In the last week, the news media have covered and been preoccupied with a variety of stories: the Maine senatorial race, including speculations about Graham Platner’s alleged sexual assault and whether he would officially drop out of the race, the NATO meeting in Turkey and President Trump’s missteps and outrageous statements, the lack of progress in ending the Iran war, the World Cup and the controversial intervention by the president, congressional reactions to the SAVE America Act, the buckling NYC high-rise and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Yet, there are three stories that perhaps mysteriously haven’t or have scarcely been mentioned by major media outlets: Cole Tomas Allen (photo), the alleged White House Correspondents Dinner shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Pennsylvania shooter who injured Trump’s ear, and the status of missing Epstein files. Failure to hear about the first two stories is quite curious, leading to speculation that these events were suspicious and may have been staged. What’s clear is that Trump will do or say everything he can to titillate and capture the media’s attention, diverting our focus from all three stories.

While Trump has not been the smartest nor even a good president, throughout his life he has been effective at controlling the media, diverting attention and escaping responsibility for his actions. The question remains: Will he succeed this time in avoiding accountability? Given his past, I worry.

Portsmouth, N.H.: I blame the U.S. Supreme Court for all the injustice being done by our half-baked president and his murderous ICE team. They gave him........

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