Weirdos Want to Kill the President
Multiple individuals have attempted or plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, raising concerns about political violence and public safety. These attempts, carried out by individuals with extremist or conspiratorial beliefs, have varied in seriousness but share patterns of ideological fixation. The incidents have sparked debate over security failures and the broader influence of conspiracy theories in American society.
- ▪Cole Tomas Allen attempted to breach security at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner while armed with guns and knives.
- ▪Ryan Wesley Routh was apprehended in September 2024 near a Florida golf course with a semiautomatic rifle while Trump was present.
- ▪Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with a bullet missing Trump’s head by about an inch before being killed by Secret Service.
- ▪Another individual, Austin Tucker Martin, was fatally shot after trespassing at Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and gasoline canister while Trump was in Washington, D.C.
- ▪A Manhattan Institute study found that nearly half of Democratic voters believe the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump was orchestrated by his own supporters.
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