Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful

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How did the left and right cover Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful?

Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 7% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful biased?

Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Minister says some congregants wished Trump assassin more successful?

13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did the minister say about congregants' wishes regarding the Trump assassination attempt?

Rev. Babs Miller, a minister at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, stated that some congregants wished the young man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump had been more successful. The remarks were captured on a hidden camera by Townhall Media and refer to Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot Trump in the ear in 2024.

What did the minister say about the congregants' religious beliefs?

Rev. Babs Miller indicated that most congregants at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church do not truly believe in Christian teachings. She stated that if polled, the majority would identify as agnostic or atheist rather than Christian.

Who is James Talarico?

James Talarico is a Democratic Party Senate candidate and a longtime congregant of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. He has cited the church and its pastor, Rev. Dr. Jim Rigby, as formative influences on his faith and political outlook.