Trump’s raised fist after assassination attempt will make history and define his candidacy

Donald Trump, seconds after realizing he had escaped being shot at and with blood running down his face, raised his clenched fist, a move that turned the anger of his Republican voters into excitement and admiration for his gut reaction. On the contrary, according to the website Politico, the same move caused concern among Democrats, due to the risk of political violence, but also the steadily shrinking prospects of Joe Biden in the November elections. As the publication reports, until sunset and without concrete information about the identity of the dead attacker, Republicans were openly blaming their political opponents for the incident. “We will not tolerate this attack from the left,” said Congressman Mike Kelly, who was present at the rally. The charge was as crude as it was remarkable. It brought to mind the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy in 1963, which many Democrats immediately attributed to her hostilities […]
Source: News Beast

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