The news being discussed around the world on Saturday was the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the US Republican Party's presidential candidate. A bullet struck the ear of the Republican politician while he was addressing the crowd on stage at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
The only thing we know so far is that Trump is doing well.
It is reported that the perpetrator of the armed attack at the campaign rally has been identified by the FBI. He is a 20-year-old young man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, who killed one person and seriously injured two others.
We can say that following this assassination attempt, Trump's hand has been strengthened on his path to becoming the new US president. After Biden's pathetic performance in the televised election debates, Trump's chances of winning had already risen.
With this assassination attempt, the path to a second Trump presidency has opened up even further.
Unfortunately, blood has been shed in the American elections. If blood is shed in any election, it means there is a problem there, or the importance of these elections is very high.
Every year, thousands of people in the US are shot by firearm owners. Trump has now joined this caravan.
We know that an assassination attempt on a candidate paves the way for that candidate to be preferred more by voters in terms of attracting their attention.
This assassination attempt, the first since the one against Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1981, could upend the November 5 presidential election race, where Trump and Biden have been relatively close in the polls so far.
Following the 1981 assassination attempt, Reagan's poll numbers rose by 22 percent. The same situation could occur in the upcoming US presidential elections.
However, one thing is certain: the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has underscored the urgent need for increased security measures and vigilance in the protection of political figures, not only in the US but all over the world.
We must ask ourselves these questions: How will US domestic policy change after this attack?
If Trump becomes president, will American democracy be strengthened, or will dictatorial tendencies increase?
At the same time, how US foreign policy will be affected will be watched closely.
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