Trump Had Warned About An Assassination

Recently, there was an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred on July 13, 2024, when a shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired shots from an elevated position outside the venue. Trump sustained injuries to his ear and was quickly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Crooks and a rally attendee were killed in the incident, while two others were left critically injured
The attack has prompted widespread condemnation from both national and international figures. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed their shock and called for an end to political violence. U.S. politicians, including Senator Rick Scott and Representative Adam Schiff, have also demanded thorough investigations and immediate answers from the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future incidents
Additionally, social media has seen an alarming number of calls for violence against Trump, particularly after a Supreme Court decision that former presidents have immunity for official acts, which some users misinterpreted as granting President Joe Biden similar immunity to act against Trump. This climate of heated rhetoric and the subsequent violent act underscore the urgent need to address political polarization and reduce the temperature of political debates in the U.S.