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On July 13, 2024, [[Donald Trump]], the former [[president of the United States]] and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s presumptive nominee for the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], was shot in the upper right ear at a campaign rally near [[Butler, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Andrew|last=Solender|title=Trump shooting reignites lawmakers' fears of violence|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-congress-members-security|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shootert|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/heres-what-we-know-about-thomas-matthew-crooks-suspected-trump-rally-shooter-2024-07-14/|work=[[Reuters]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden condemns 'sick' attempt on Trump's life|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98qnvn8dzeo|work=[[BBC]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name = "usatodaytrumpwounded">{{Cite web|title=Trump wounded in assassination attempt. Biden calls it 'sick': Here's what we know|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/13/donald-trump-shot-gunman-what-we-know/74396996007/|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><!-- Just use the phrase "near Butler, Pennsylvania", to avoid edit warring over whether or not to mention Connoquenessing Township and Meridian, the two towns the rally was in between --> The shooting is being investigated as an attempted [[assassination]].<ref name="Barnes-2024" /><ref name="Colvin-2024">{{Cite web |last=Colvin |first=Jill |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713045634/https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref><ref name="theguardian_071324">{{Cite news |last1=Smith |first1=David |last2=Vargas |first2=Ramon Antonio |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump rally shooting being investigated as suspected attempt on his life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714020639/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-gun-shots-pennsylvania |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
The shooter was identified as 20-year-old [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]] of [[Bethel Park, Pennsylvania]].
This was the first time a former or current United States president had been injured in an assassination attempt since [[Ronald Reagan]] was [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan|shot in 1981]], and the first shooting of presidential candidate since the [[George Wallace#Attempted assassination|attempted assassination of George Wallace]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brasted |first1=Chelsea |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump rally violence recalls historic presidential attacks |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/last-assassination-attempt-president-trump-shot-reagan |access-date=July 14, 2024 |agency=Axios}}</ref> Experts considered the shooting as a sign of [[Political polarization in the United States|political polarization in the country]] and political figures urged for a decrease in tensions.<ref name=":022">{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |last2=Levien |first2=Simon J. |last3=Gold |first3=Michael |date=2024-07-14 |title=Shooting at Trump Rally Comes at Volatile Time in American History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-assassination-attempt-wounded.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The events led to widespread sympathy for Trump on social media.<ref name=":82">{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Zachary |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Trump's martyr moment: Assassination attempt transforms campaign |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Axios |quote=The attempted assassination was so shocking that it immediately cut through a wide range of cultural and digital bubbles, drawing mostly sympathetic reactions from influencers, athletes and CEOs.}}</ref><ref name=":102">{{Cite web |last=Jardine |first=Christine |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Why attempted assassination of Donald Trump has made me reconsider my own political rhetoric |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/donald-trump-attempted-assassination-joe-biden-usa-america-4701309 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=The Scotsman}}</ref> A number of public figures have called for an increase in security for the three major candidates in the election: Trump, [[Joe Biden]], and [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|Robert F. Kennedy Jr]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Solender |first=Andrew |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Rally shooting spurs bill to boost security for Biden, Trump and RFK Jr. |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-bill-rfk-biden-security--new |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Axios}}</ref>
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