The story
People in the US have been reacting after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump as he spoke at an event in Pennsylvania, injuring the former president’s ear.
One man in the audience was killed in the attack and two others were seriously injured.
Security officers then shot the gunman dead. The exact reason for his attack is unclear.
News headlines
Trump gunman: An ‘outcast‘ who wasn’t let on school rifle team because he was ‘a bad shooter’
Sky News
America is staring into the abyss
Financial Times
‘Trump 2.0’ ditches old rhetoric for new mission to unite America
The Telegraph
Key words and phrases
outcast
someone who is not accepted by society
- The business is treating working mothers like outcasts.
staring into the abyss
facing a large, dangerous situation
- The company is staring into the abyss of bankruptcy after four years without making a profit.
2.0
a new, improved version of something
- Georgie’s tired. She needs a good night’s sleep and she’ll be back tomorrow as Georgie 2.0.