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How assassination attempt on Donald Trump will define US election


Theย bulletsย firedย onย Saturdayย duringย aย rallyย inย Pennsylvaniaย thatย wereย directedย towardsย Donaldย Trumpย areย beingย lookedย intoย asย possibleย murderย attemptsย onย theย currentย Republicanย presidentialย contenderย andย previousย president.

Thereย haveย beenย severalย assassinationย attemptsย onย presidentsย andย presidentialย candidatesย throughoutย Americanย history. Althoughย terrible,ย whatย transpiredย inย Pennsylvaniaย isย regrettablyย notย unexpected.

Several senior politicians in the United States have condemned the assassination attempt against Donald Trump and asserted that there is place for political violence in America. US President Joe Biden went on to say that violence of this kind is โ€œย unheard ofย โ€ in the US.

Thatย reallyย isย ratherย amazing. Politicalย violenceย servedย asย theย foundationย forย theย Unitedย States,ย andย suchย occurrencesย haveย characterizedย theย country’sย entireย history.

Inย actuality,ย Bidenย launchedย hisย politicalย careerย byย presentingย himselfย asย theย 1963ย andย 1968ย presidentialย assassinsย ofย Presidentย Johnย F.ย Kennedyย andย Robertย F.ย Kennedy,ย respectively.

Nonetheless,ย itย isย quiteย alarmingย thatย thisย incidentย happenedย atย thisย particularย time,ย consideringย howย tumultuousย theย presidentialย campaignย hasย beenย thusย farย andย howย deeplyย dividedย Americansย are. Conspiracyย theoriesย areย emergingย inย realย timeย onย socialย mediaย inย responseย toย theย shooting,ย whichย hasย madeย itย possibleย forย thisย kindย ofย violenceย toย escalateย rapidly.


Toย showย howย fastย politicalย violenceย mightย flareย upย inย theย US,ย oneย needย onlyย referย toย theย USย Capitolย uprisingย onย Januaryย 6,ย 2021.

Thisย isย because,ย atย leastย inย part,ย membersย ofย theย farย rightย haveย beenย purposefullyย cultivatingย violentย languageย inย recentย years.

Particularly,ย sinceย theย startย ofย Trump’sย firstย presidentialย campaignย inย 2016,ย thereย haveย beenย simmeringย undertonesย ofย politicalย violenceย atย hisย rallies.

Theย prospectย ofย violenceย hasย grownย toย beย essentialย toย Trump’sย appeal,ย politicalย persona,ย andย baseย ofย supporters. Allย itย takesย toย hearย Trumpย talkย aboutย violenceโ€”oftenย inย vividย detailย andย withย greatย relishโ€”isย toย watchย aย littleย portionย ofย anyย Trumpย speechย orย rally.


Forย example,ย heย hasย madeย numerousย allusionsย toย conspiracyย theoriesย inย hisย descriptionย ofย theย 2022ย attackย againstย Paul,ย theย husbandย ofย formerย USย Houseย Speakerย Nancyย Pelosi,ย asย wellย asย makingย funย ofย andย jestingย aboutย theย incident.

Thisย isย aย strengthย ofย theย Trumpย campaignย andย theย movementย thatย supportsย him,ย notย aย weakness. Itย alsoย affectsย theย realย world.

Inย 2020,ย ABCย News,ย aย USย mediaย outlet,ย carriedย outย aย statewideย assessmentย andย foundย 54ย criminalย instancesย inย whichย Trumpย wasย mentionedย inย “directย connectionย withย violentย acts,ย threatsย ofย violenceย orย allegationsย ofย assault.”


Theย presidentย ofย theย right-wingย thinkย tankย Heritageย Foundation,ย Kevinย Roberts,ย whoย createdย theย Projectย 2025ย planย toย restructureย theย USย governmentย underย aย secondย Trumpย presidency,ย spokeย justย aย fewย weeksย agoย aboutย aย “secondย Americanย Revolution”ย thatย “remainย bloodlessย ifย theย leftย allowsย itย toย be.”

Itย mayย beย moreย surprisingย thatย anย incidentย ofย thisย kindย doesn’tย occurย moreย frequentlyย orย hasn’tย alreadyย occurredย givenย howย constantย theย dangerย ofย violenceย hasย grown.

Donald Trump strikes iconic image

Theย factย thatย Trumpย isย suchย aย masterย ofย theย politicalย imageย isย alsoย astonishing. Theย videoย ofย theย Pennsylvaniaย shootingย showsย this:ย asย soonย asย Trumpย getsย toย hisย feet,ย heย raisesย hisย fistย inย defiance,ย allowingย thatย momentย toย beย capturedย onย camera.

Naturally,ย thatย pictureย willย comeย toย characterizeย thisย particularย moment,ย ifย notย Trump’sย wholeย campaignย forย president.

Thisย campaignย hasย alreadyย seenย aย numberย ofย turningย points,ย andย thisย oneย mightย beย theย mostย importantย oneย yet. Itย mightย makeย Trumpย seemย likeย aย saintย toย hisย fansย insteadย ofย aย martyr.

Itย willย beย crucialย toย monitorย howย Trump,ย hisย campaign,ย andย thoseย inย hisย immediateย vicinityย employย thisย narrative,ย particularlyย inย theย lead-upย toย theย Republicanย Nationalย Convention,ย whichย isย setย toย beginย inย Wisconsinย inย aย fewย days. Right-wingย groups,ย especiallyย thoseย whoย favorย Trump,ย areย alreadyย tryingย toย capitalizeย onย theย attemptedย assassinationย toย spreadย conspiracyย theoriesย andย serveย asย aย focalย pointย forย theย formerย president.

Evenย thoughย itย doesn’tย fairlyย representย theย twoย candidates,ย aย contrastingย pictureย ofย themย isย startingย toย takeย shapeย inย lightย ofย theย falloutย fromย Biden’sย debateย performanceย inย recentย weeks.

It’sย possibleย thatย theย pictureย ofย Trump,ย bleedingย andย holdingย upย aย fist,ย mayย comeย toย defineย hisย campaignย andย inspireย supporters.

Therefore,ย it’sย veryย conceivableย thatย thisย isย theย veryย timeย thatย Trumpย winsย theย election.

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