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== Reactions ==
Political scientists,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ma |first=Jason |title=Trump assassination attempt makes election win more likely, and Americans' willingness to use political violence may be highest since Civil War, Ian Bremmer says |url=https://fortune.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-election-win-political-violence-civil-war-ian-bremmer/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{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> historians,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Diver |first=Tony |date=2024-07-14 |title=From Lincoln to Trump: The bloody history of US assassination attempts |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/07/14/history-of-us-assassination-attempts-from-lincoln-to-trump/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> and many Democratic and Republican political figures<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Some prominent Republicans lay blame on Democrats after Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/prominent-republicans-lay-blame-democrats-trump-rally-shooting-rcna161774 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> all pointed the events as a sign of profound [[political polarization in the United States]].<ref name=":662">{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Sarah |last2=Diaz |first2=Daniella |last3=McCarthy |first3=Mia |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Dems mute Trump criticism |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/dems-trump-rally-shooting-00167985 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref><ref name=":772">{{Cite web |last=Nicholls |first=Flynn |date=2024-07-14 |title=Biden's strategy of hammering Trump upended by assassination attempt |url=https://www.newsweek.com/biden-hammer-trump-strategy-upended-1924944 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> The events led to widespread sympathy for Donald Trump on social media<ref name=":8">{{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> and political figures across the political spectrum both domestically and internationally<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Timsit |first=Annabelle |last2=Javaid |first2=Maham |last3=Seth |first3=Anika Arora |date=2024-07-14 |title=World leaders react to Trump rally shooting: ‘A tragedy for our democracies’ |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/14/world-leaders-trump-rally-shooting/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> urged for a decrease in tensions, condemning the assassination attempt on his life.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":10">{{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> News agencies described Trump as being widely seen as a [[martyr]] after the event.<ref name=":11">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Krause-Jackson |first=Flavia |date=2024-07-14 |title=Trump Assassination Attempt Changes Everything |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-14/the-attempt-to-assassinate-donald-trump-changes-everything |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Freedland |first=Jonathan |last2=Blumenthal |first2=Sidney |last3=Stephens |first3=Danielle |last4=Ebtehaj |first4=Maz |date=2024-07-14 |title=Republicans elevate Trump to ‘living martyr’ status after shooting – podcast |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/jul/14/republicans-elevate-trump-to-living-martyr-status-after-shooting-podcast |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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