The attack on Donald Trump is a brutal moment in US history. And possibly also a turning point.
It took only a few hours for the sinister assassination of Donald J. Trump to be politically assessed, for Trump’s raised fist to achieve iconic status, for Republicans to blame the Democrats, for crude conspiracy theories to spread on the Internet, for evangelical Christians to recognize God’s intervention, and for commentators to come to the hasty conclusion: This assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, an epic event in American history, will help Trump politically. It will secure his election victory in November.
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I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.