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America is staring into the abyss
After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, an already existential election is now even more fraught.
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Secret service agents surround former President Donald Trump after being shot during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
PHOTO: NYTIMES
Edward Luce
It is not just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet.
As it is, the reprehensible attempted assassination of Trump will have profound reverberations for US democracy. Within seconds of being blanketed by Secret Service agents, Trump was yelling “fight, fight, fight” to the crowd. The instantly ubiquitous photo of him pumping his fist against the backdrop of the stars and stripes will become the emblem of his campaign.
