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‘No, We Haven’t’ Forgotten the SAVE America Act, Republicans Promise
Voters Blame Media for Inspiring Assassination Attempt
Nets Reluctant to Cite Biden Blocked JetBlue Merger as Spirit Shuts Down
‘No, We Haven’t’ Forgotten the SAVE America Act, Republicans Promise
Republicans say they remain committed to passing the SAVE America Act despite it being stalled in the Senate by Democratic opposition and the filibuster.
Lawmakers including Mike Lee and Tim Burchett are publicly emphasizing that the bill remains a top priority and must not be abandoned.
Supporters argue the legislation is essential for election integrity by requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Advocates, including Donald Trump, claim passing the measure would prevent fraud and energize voters, while failure to pass it would have major political consequences.
Voters Blame Media for Inspiring Assassination Attempt
Six in ten voters think it’s likely that negative news media coverage of President Donald Trump inspired the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25, a new national Rasmussen survey finds.
Of U.S. likely voters polled April 27-29 following the attack, 60% think it’s at least “somewhat likely” that hostile media inspired the armed shooter’s attack – including 41% who call it “very likely.” In contrast, just 13% consider it “not at all likely.”
“How likely is it that negative news media coverage of Trump inspired this assassination attempt?”
- Very Likely: 41%
- Somewhat Likely: 19%
- Not Very Likely: 16%
- Not at All Likely: 13%
- Not Sure: 11%
Fully 55% of Democrat voters say it’s likely that hostile media inspired the attack, with far more saying it’s “very likely” (28%) than calling it “somewhat” (17%) so.
More than three-fourths (79%) of Republican voters say media instigated the assassination attempt, including 58% who think it’s very likely media are to blame. Meanwhile, 59% of “other” voters attribute the attack to the influence of the media.
Hispanics are the most likely to say that the assassination attempt was inspired by negative media coverage of Trump, as 76% say it’s at least somewhat likely – and more than half (52%) think it’s “very likely.” Six in ten of both Whites and Blacks consider it at least somewhat likely.
Nets Reluctant to Cite Biden Blocked JetBlue Merger as Spirit Shuts Down
ABC, CBS, and NBC covered the shutdown of Spirit Airlines but were slow or reluctant to highlight that the Biden administration blocked the JetBlue merger that could have affected the airline’s fate.
When the merger was mentioned, it was often downplayed or framed as a minor detail rather than a central factor in Spirit’s collapse.
Network coverage instead emphasized other explanations such as rising fuel costs and broader economic pressures while minimizing regulatory decisions.
The result was incomplete reporting that left viewers without full context about the role of federal policy in the airline’s shutdown and the loss of thousands of jobs.
