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Assassination Attempt On Trump Is Ironic Final Reason Why Biden Must Exit Presidential Race

Inexcusable violence directed at the Republican Presidential challenger is actually going to likely be what sends the incombent Democratic candidate out of the race — or at least it should

Andrew Martin
4 min readJul 14, 2024

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An apparent assassination attempt on former President, Donald Trump this weekend left multiple people dead, a lightly wounded former Commander in Chief and a country more enflamed than ever over political divisions. Surprisingly, the politician most adversely affected by these violent actions are likely to be current President Joe Biden, who now more than ever must end his campaign for re-election, and get behind a new candidate — before it’s too late.

What is known so far about this weekend’s attempted assassination is that a gunman, alleged to be 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired off a number of shots from a roof overlooking a political rally Trump was speaking at in Pennsylvania. Crooks, who is a registered Republican, was reportedly firing a gun legally purchased by his father more than a decade ago. He was killed by a Secret Service sniper, but not before grazing Trump’s ear with a suspected bullet, killing an audience member and severely…

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Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin

Written by Andrew Martin

Dabbler in soccer, history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, film and investing .

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