Kansas Man Charged With Threatening Trump, Allegedly Researched Rooftops Near Wichita Speech
Photo: Fox NewsA 24-year-old Kansas man, Jaden J. Read, was charged Saturday with making threats against President Donald Trump after allegedly posting on Facebook that someone should shoot the president. The Justice Department alleges he also mapped or researched rooftops near the site of a planned Trump speech in the Wichita, Kansas, area. The post reportedly asked where the shooter was and said he was tired of living a money life. The charge is based on allegations, and the articles give no further detail on next steps in the case.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning coverage (Fox News) leads with the allegation that Read mapped rooftops near the speech site, and its headline attributes the claims to the Justice Department. Alternative coverage (The Hill) leads with the arrest and the Facebook post, quotes its wording, and adds his age, the charge and the rooftop research ahead of the rally. Both sides agree on the core facts: the name, the Facebook threats, the rooftop research and the Wichita-area event.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; right sources stress rooftop mapping and the DOJ, while alternative sources stress the arrest and the Facebook post's wording.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
The Hill leads with the arrest over the social media post, quotes the Facebook comment, and notes his age, the Saturday charge and the rooftop research before the rally.
Fox News leads with the allegation that Read mapped rooftops near the planned Wichita speech and threatened to shoot the president, attributing the claims to the Department of Justice.