<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: An Attack in Egypt
What We’re Following
Religious Violence: Gunmen killed 28 Coptic Christians in an attack on a bus in Egypt’s El-Minya governorate today. Though no group has claimed responsibility yet, ISIS has targeted Copts in the past—and has taken advantage of Egypt’s existing sectarian climate to do so. The attack comes less than a day before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, prayer, and atonement that ISIS has marked with deadly attacks in recent years. President Trump condemned such terrorism in his Ramadan message—a departure from the tone of his predecessors’ statements.
Though Trump’s first trip abroad: For instance, he declined to affirm the U.S. commitment to defend fellow members of NATO yesterday, although some allies had expected him to do so. David Frum sees that moment—as well as the reaction to Montana Representative-elect Greg Gianforte’s attack on a reporter—as who haven’t stood up against Trump’s breaches of political norms. But the Gianforte incident isn’t unique to the Trump era; it has roots in.
