How Attacks on Presidents and Candidates Have Shaped US History
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The second apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president and Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race, in barely two months is yet another reminder of the political violence that has often shaped US history.
The killings of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield and William McKinley eventually led to Secret Service protection for the country’s chief executive, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy shocked the nation and resulted in even tighter security around the president.