Today’s notice: Large event space politics. Checking up on the state of FOIA. Kevin Warsh’s life gets a little easier. And: Pay attention to the growing progressive fracture on tax policy.
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Donald Trump was happy to talk yesterday about what officials are referring to as the latest attempt on his life. The president sat for an extended interview on “60 Minutes” to discuss what was running through his head as he was evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — but things quickly turned sour when host Norah O’Donnell asked about two things: Trump’s historically rocky relationship with the press and a “manifesto” the alleged gunman wrote.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, reportedly accused “administration officials” of a number of serious offenses, but when O’Donnell asked about the document, Trump lashed out.
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“I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you’re horrible people, horrible people. Yeah, he did write that. I’m not a rapist. I didn’t rape anybody. I’m not a pedophile,” Trump said. He told O’Donnell, “You should be ashamed of yourself reading that, because I’m not any of those things.”