The gunman who allegedly aimed to target President Donald Trump’s Cabinet at an annual dinner celebrating free speech crystallized widening political violence that imperils such fundamental rights.
The attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association event Saturday night followed a trend of lone attackers with apparently political motives whose actions in an outraged age threaten essential rituals of American democracy.
If is confirmed that Trump was a target, this would be the third assassination attempt against him in less than two years. A spate of killings, attacks and threats against prominent figures in both parties underscores
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