assassin
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Don’t waste one brain cell trying to deduce the assassin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Two years later, another would-be assassin targeted Trump—and Curran is the one answering for the agency as questions about its preparedness mount.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
He called the shooting a "very sad situation" on Tuesday and refused to back Miller's "assassin" description -- while insisting that under-fire Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem would not step down.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
If we did fetch him, it would be an admission of guilt—that he really was an assassin working for us.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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