assassination attempt

On 14 April 1865 John Wilkes Booth (left) shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln. On 22 November 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald (middle) shot and killed President John F Kennedy. Thomas Matthew Crooks (right) fired shots from an “AR-style” rifle that grazed former US President Donald Trump’s ear on 13 July 2024. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, REUTERS
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Trump assassination attempt: The many motives behind US political violence

While the motives of some of the US politicians’ assassins have never been determined, it is safe to say that US political violence is rooted in diverse ‘killer’ motives – ranging from political...

Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US on 13 July.  Photo: Bloomberg 
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Does Trump's second life mean a second presidential term?

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Trump rally shooting: American nightmare follows historical echoes