10 things you need to know today: November 6, 2016

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Trump rushed off Nevada rally stage by Secret Service
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1. Trump rushed off Nevada rally stage after false alarm

Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, Saturday evening after someone in the audience yelled, "gun!" Several minutes later, an individual was removed from the crowd, after which Trump reappeared and thanked the agents involved for their swift action. The Department of Homeland Security soon confirmed Austyn Crites, the man removed, was only carrying a sign, and he was simply a #NeverTrump Republican who wanted to peacefully protest. Crites was questioned by law enforcement and released. Trump later posted a brief statement reiterating his thanks to his supporters and the Secret Service. Donald Trump Jr. shared a tweet describing the incident as an "assassination attempt."

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.