Both presidential candidates are routinely described by the other party as being a threat to the existence of democracy.  Why are we surprised that someone took it upon themselves to try and remove one of them? It is time for the political temperature in the USA to be turned down.

The level of hatred and division on both sides of the political divide is way too high at the moment. The attempt on Trump's life has demonstrated just how febrile the situation is.

Some of the reaction to Trump's surviving this attack is very concerning.  Many have forgotten that someone was killed, two were critically injured, that Secret Service Agents immediately surrounded Trump willing to take a second bullet for him. READ MORE HERE: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2024/07/assassination-attempt-trump-and-biden-must-call-for-peace/