Like Theodore Roosevelt, It Will Take More Than This To Stop a Bull Moose Like Trump

Like Trump, Theodore Roosevent was seeking a return to the White House when he was shot.

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After nearly being assassinated, Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event at Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. AP

President Trump is recovering after a bullet fired at his head grazed his ear during a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. The gunman and one Trump supporter are dead. Coming days after I wrote in the Sun that President Biden urged donors to “put a bullseye on Trump,” we can hope that the apparent assassination attempt turns the election from ad hominem attacks back to policy.

“President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” Trump’s communications director, Steven Chung, said in a statement. “He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.”

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