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“Fight! Fight! Fight!” 160 years of Assassinations of Presidents and Candidates

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Screenshot, President Trump Shot, July 14, 2024, From X, https://x.com/i/status/1812301964295729294.

 

He didn’t take a salary when he was president. He took a bullet as a presidential candidate. What more can this man do to prove that he wants to Make America Great Again?

The failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump this weekend marks the second attempt on his life. This latest attempt is reminiscent of one of President Trump’s heroes, Theodore Roosevelt, who, while running for reelection in 1912, was shot in the chest. Roosevelt famously finished his speech before going to the hospital. Another Trump hero is Andrew Jackson, who, at the age of 67, was attacked by an assassin. Jackson beat the attacker to the ground and subdued him until law enforcement could take him into custody.

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