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Assassination attempts on Trump (view source)
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Trump's defiant reaction to the shooting became instantly iconic.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/trump-shooting-iconic-moment-photo-pennsylvania-1924879 Trump's Defiant Reaction to Shooting Becomes Instantly Iconic], Jenni Fink, ''Newsweek'', Jul 13, 2024</ref>
Trump's defiant reaction to the shooting became instantly iconic.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/trump-shooting-iconic-moment-photo-pennsylvania-1924879 Trump's Defiant Reaction to Shooting Becomes Instantly Iconic], Jenni Fink, ''Newsweek'', Jul 13, 2024</ref>
Trump's assassination attempt was condemned by current and former political figures, left and right, the world over. The shooting came just days after President Trump's challenger, [[Joe Biden]], made specific threats to "put Trump in a bullseye". Two days after the failed attempt Donald Trump was re-nominated as the official [[GOP]] candidate; the next [[Biden]] announced he may drop out of the race.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/us-news/biden-says-medical-condition-could-prompt-him-to-drop-out-if-doctors-came-to-me/ Biden says ‘medical condition’ could prompt him to drop out ‘if doctors came to me’], By Steven Nelson, ''[[New York Post]]'', Published July 17, 2024. nypost.com</ref>
Trump's assassination attempt was condemned by current and former political figures, left and right, the world over. The shooting came just days after President Trump's challenger, [[Joe Biden]], made specific threats to "put Trump in a bullseye". Two days after the failed attempt Donald Trump was re-nominated as the official [[GOP]] candidate; the next day [[Biden]] announced he may drop out of the race.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/us-news/biden-says-medical-condition-could-prompt-him-to-drop-out-if-doctors-came-to-me/ Biden says ‘medical condition’ could prompt him to drop out ‘if doctors came to me’], By Steven Nelson, ''[[New York Post]]'', Published July 17, 2024. nypost.com</ref>
The attack marked the first time a sitting or former US president was injured in an unsuccessful assassination attempt since [[Ronald Reagan]] was shot in March 1981, over 43 years prior. After Reagan, Trump is the seventh US president to be subject to a successful or unsuccessful assassination attempt, the others being the failed attempt on [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and the succeeded attempts on [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William McKinley]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
The attack marked the first time a sitting or former US president was injured in an unsuccessful assassination attempt since [[Ronald Reagan]] was shot in March 1981, over 43 years prior. After Reagan, Trump is the seventh US president to be subject to a successful or unsuccessful assassination attempt, the others being the failed attempt on [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and the succeeded attempts on [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[James A. Garfield]], [[William McKinley]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].