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When It Comes to Political Violence, America Is Not Exceptional
The attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump shocked the nation. While speaking to a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, a 20-year-old man fired at Trump. A bullet appears to have swiped Trump’s ear, …