The Day the Shooter's Manifesto Dominated

The day was overwhelmingly dominated by the third assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with Spanish media repeatedly publishing the attacker's manifesto calling Trump a 'pedophile, rapist, traitor' and citing anti-Christian motives. Outlets like RTVE, La Vanguardia, El Mundo, and El Español led with this story, while AI overviews noted the event's dominance over other news. In the morning, the Kitchen trial saw Sáenz de Santamaría and Arenas deny knowledge of the operation to spy on Bárcenas, a story that persisted through the afternoon. The Ábalos corruption case also advanced, with Lieutenant Colonel Balas testifying that Ábalos was central to the criminal network and had access to high-level officials, including Sánchez. By late afternoon, the internal war in Más Madrid between Mónica García and Emilio Delgado over primary rules erupted into public view, covered by El País, El Mundo, and El Confidencial. The day ended with the suspect formally charged with attempting to kill the president, and the White House blaming media and the left for the attack.