In a media world that loves sharp lines, discussions of the Trump shooting follow a predictable path

Authorities haven't established why a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former President Trump last week. With the shooter now dead, we may never know. But that hasn't stopped media figures and politicians from drawing their own conclusions. It's what the modern media world is built upon — drawing sharp lines, with little room for middle ground and impatience for the truth. President Joe Biden, Democrats, left-leaning or mainstream media and the amorphous “they” have all been blamed. Experts say the blamers are all serving a niche audience, where the incentive is to be loud and outrageous.