It’s happened again. There has been another attempt on the life of President Donald Trump. Was the alleged shooter politically motivated? It appears absolutely so. The “friendly federal assassin” is just the latest who seeks to fuse ideology and absurdity into their murderous fantasy.

It was Saturday night when political pundits, members of Congress, Cabinet officials, special guests, and, most importantly, the president were seated only five minutes into their meal at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, armed Secret Service agents rushed into the room.