{"id":2294233,"date":"2024-07-13T20:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T00:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-assassination-attempt-we-were-inches-from-a-civil-war-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T20:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T00:42:39","slug":"trump-assassination-attempt-we-were-inches-from-a-civil-war-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-assassination-attempt-we-were-inches-from-a-civil-war-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump assassination attempt: We were inches from a civil war &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-assassination-attempt-we-were-inches-from-a-civil-war-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article titled &#8220;Trump assassination attempt: We were inches from a civil\u200b war&#8221; by Timothy P. Carney discusses a close call with a would-be assassin who almost killed former\u200d president Donald \u200bTrump. The incident is described as potentially leading to \u200ba civil war, emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-stalls-on-two-approves-constitution-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina election board stalls on two, approves Constitution Party - Washington Examiner\">intense political climate surrounding<\/a> the event. The article\u200d was \u200bpublished on July 13, 2024 on the\u200d Washington \u200bExaminer website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump assassination attempt: We were inches from a civil war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/timothy-p-carney\/\">Timothy P. Carney<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T20:24:19-04:00\">July 13, 2024 8:24 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>By all appearances, a crazed would-be assassin just missed killing former president Donald Trump by a few inches. One or more of the shots, according to early news reports, killed an onlooker sitting behind Trump.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear: the shooter missed sparking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-replica-statue-of-liberty-in-syria-made-from-the-rubble-of-the-artists-home\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Replica Statue Of Liberty In Syria Made From The Rubble Of The Artist\u2019s Home?\">bloody civil war<\/a> by two inches.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter\u2019s intentions almost do not matter. Donald Trump is so reviled by a large faction of this country and so beloved by another faction, that were he murdered it would spark more violence.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden would be, to borrow a phrase of his, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/12\/us\/politics\/biden-speech-detroit.html\" title>put in the bullseye<\/a>.\u201d Trump supporters would look for ways to retaliate. Violent antifa extremists would rise in support of the assassin.<\/p>\n<p>Consider what happened when Hamas murdered and raped thousands of Israelis in October\u2014anti-Israel activists emerged from the woodwork to attack Israel. Think about what happened after a transgender shooter murdered students at the Christian school she had attended: there was an attempt to rally around the transgender community.<\/p>\n<p>Both Trump-haters and Trump-defenders would have been spurred to action. And there\u2019s plenty of reason to believe things would have gotten pretty bad in this case.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has not had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-100-mexican-politicians-assassinated-in-2021-elections-900-injured-in-attacks-report\/\" title=\"Nearly 100 Mexican Politicians Assassinated In 2021 Elections, 900+ Injured In Attacks: Report\">political assassination<\/a> in the memory of most Americans. If Trump were eliminated, it would\u2014to be crass for a moment\u2014help Democrats\u2019 chances in November. If one party improved its political odds through murder, the reaction would be extremely violent.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t believe we would have had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-toll-surpasses-3600\/\" title=\"Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 3,600\">years-long civil war<\/a> if Trump were assassinated. But we would have had weeks or months of political violence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump narrowly missed, with one or more shots killing an onlooker instead. The shooter&#8217;s intentions are almost irrelevant, as Trump&#8217;s polarizing presence would likely have sparked violent reactions from both his supporters and detractors. The potential aftermath could have been similar to past instances where violence against a particular group led to further unrest. The absence of political assassinations in recent memory in the United States makes the potential consequences of Trump&#8217;s murder even more concerning. While a civil war may not have ensued, there would likely have been a period of heightened political violence. The incident could have also potentially benefited one political party, leading to further unrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2774,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,34944,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2294233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-civil-war","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2774"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}