Extremist Rhetoric Against Trump Could Be Encouraging Violent Acts

Potential assassins could believe that they will be honored for killing Trump.

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President Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 at Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

It’s too early to know precisely what motivated either of the shooters who attempted to assassinate President Trump. It is likely but not certain that the most recent was political, as probably were the threats against six Supreme Court justices.

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