Political Assassination

United States

Attempted assassination of Trump: The long history of violence against U.S. presidents

— Political assassinations in the U.S. are disturbingly common. Trump’s recent narrow escape in Pennsylvania highlights the dangers candidates face. This history includes four assassinated presidents and numerous attempts on others.

2024 US Presidential Election

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

— A scholar of political assassinations says the US just narrowly avoided plunging into wholesale violence and potential civil war when Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.