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Former President Trump Injured in Attempted Assassination at Pennsylvania Rally on Saturday

Jul 14, 2024, 06:13 AM

Former President Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The incident has heightened concerns about political violence and increased awareness of past attacks and assassination attempts against U.S. presidents and candidates. The shooting is part of a long history of political violence in the United States, with more than a dozen attacks on American presidents, presidents-elect, or presidential candidates throughout history. The FBI has classified the incident as an attempted assassination. This is the first attempted attack on a presidential candidate in 52 years.