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The Trump assassination attempt and "representation" in crisis roles

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Jul 18, 2024
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One of the first and loudest reactions to the Trump assassination attempt was to round on the female members of Trump’s security detail. The Secret Service woman who struggled to reholster her gun as the shots rang out was mocked in terms evoking the TBH Skincare TikTok meme:

And Matt Walsh, never one to miss an opportunity to highlight the fact that me…

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