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Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead

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    10% Center

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    30% ReliableFair

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    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -27% Negative

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57% : "Trump could be heard on the video saying at least twice, "Let me get my shoes, let me get my shoes," with another voice heard saying, "I've got you sir.
56% : "A rally disrupted by gunfireTrump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the gunfire began after 6:10 p.m.As the first pop rang out, Trump said, "Oh," and the raised his hand to his right ear and looked at it, before quickly crouching to the ground behind his lectern.
51% : Trump flew to New Jersey after visiting a local Pennsylvania hospital, landing shortly after midnight at Newark Liberty International Airport.
45% : Video showed Trump turning back to the crowd and raising a fist right before he was put into a vehicle.
44% : The roof where the person lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.
42% : The Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter -- who it said attacked from an elevated position outside the rally venue, a farm show in Butler, Pennsylvania -- and said Trump was safe.
38% : ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWAs he saw Trump raise his fist, McCormick said, he looked over his shoulder and noticed someone had been hit while sitting in the bleachers behind the stage.
35% : "Trump got to his feet moments later and could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his face, which was smeared with blood on his face.
34% : Trump is a rarity as both a former president and a current candidate.
33% : "He said once Secret Service and other authorities converged on Trump, he and Takach assisted two people who may have been shot in the grandstand and cleared a path to get them out of the way.
32% : When it was clear the situation had been contained and that Trump would not be returning to speak, attendees started filing out of the venue.
30% : North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the three men on Trump's shortlist for vice president, all quickly sent out statements expressing concern for the former president, with Rubio sharing an image taken as Trump was escorted off stage with his fist in the air and a streak of blood on his face along with the words "God protected President Trump.
22% : They pointed in particular to a comment Biden made to donors on July 8, saying "it's time to put Trump in the bullseye.
22% : "ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWPolitical violence again shakes AmericaThe perils of campaigning took on a new urgency after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in California in 1968, and again in 1972 when Arthur Bremer shot and seriously hurt George Wallace, who was running as an independent on a campaign platform that has sometimes been compared to Trump's.
8% : ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWPresident Joe Biden, who is running against Trump, was briefed on the incident and spoke to Trump several hours after the shooting, the White House said.
8% : Many Republicans quickly blamed the violence on Biden and his allies, arguing that sustained attacks on Trump as a threat to democracy have created a toxic environment.

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