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A few thoughts on the attempted assassination of President Trump last night limited to ten bullet points:

• Ernest Hemingway famously defined courage as grace under pressure. President Trump displayed grace under pressure last night. Mr. President, you made us proud.

• It was not just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet last night. We all dodged a bullet. The anger and chaos that would have followed his successful assassination are unimaginable. Thank you, Lord for sparing us the ordeal.

• It was moving to see the Secret Service agents in Trump’s detail immediately jump in to protect him with their bodies. As an organization, however, the Secret Service had better get its act together and soon. Someone has to answer for the failures that permitted the shooting. What an unbelievable bust.

• Trump rallies are genuinely celebratory and joyous affairs, and yet this one turned to tragedy for at least three of those in attendance. Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to those killed and injured last night.

• The photos of President Trump seizing the moment in the immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination will live in our history. Trump himself turned potential tragedy into triumph.

• The assassination attempt fulfilled the logic of the Biden/Democrat campaign against Trump as a mortal threat Our Democracy. In a desperate campaign for his own survival, only this past Friday President Biden sounded all the themes of the Democrats’ campaign to take Trump out (C-SPAN video here, full video also here on YouTube). If Trump’s reelection portends the end of the United States, why not assassination?

• The attempted assassination of President Trump must have been important. President Biden interrupted his customary weekend vacation in Rehoboth Beach to make a brief statement (White House transcript here).

• In his statement Biden referred to Trump as “Donald.” I don’t believe Biden has previously referred to Trump by his first name in public. He has customarily referred to him as “my opponent” or “Trump.” He found it expedient to abandon the pretense that Trump is Hitler on this occasion.

• Biden presented a stark contrast with Trump last night, all to Trump’s advantage. I should think this contrast will go far with us down our path.