{"id":2294454,"date":"2024-07-14T04:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T08:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-galvanized-by-defiant-response-to-failed-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T04:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T08:49:53","slug":"trump-supporters-galvanized-by-defiant-response-to-failed-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-galvanized-by-defiant-response-to-failed-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump supporters galvanized by defiant response to failed assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-supporters-galvanized-by-defiant-response-to-failed-assassination-attempt-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=2294454&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 discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-pm-survives-assassination-attempt-as-tensions-rise\/\" title=\"Iraqi PM Survives Assassination Attempt as Tensions Rise\">failed assassination attempt<\/a> on former President \u2062Donald Trump\u2062 at \u200ba rally in Pennsylvania. Trump&#8217;s supporters have been galvanized by his defiant response to the incident, with many expressing \u2064their determination to send him back to the\u200b White House. The \u2064article highlights the dramatic events surrounding \u2064Trump&#8217;s campaign and the impact of political violence in the\u200b United States. Trump&#8217;s actions following the\u200c shooting are viewed\u200c as \u200ca\u2064 display of physical courage and political\u200d instincts, \u2064contrasting with concerns about President Joe Biden&#8217;s vigor. The incident has sparked a debate \u200dabout the portrayal of Trump as a threat to democracy and the tactics \u2062used by his opponents.  <\/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 supporters galvanized by defiant response to failed assassination attempt<\/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\/w-james-antle-iii\/\">W. James Antle III<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T04:30:00-04:00\">July 14, 2024 4:30 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Shortly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081162\/trump-rally-shots-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>after shots rang out<\/a> at his Pennsylvania rally, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s supporters adorned their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/isis-inspired-nyc-bomber-sentenced-to-life-in-prison\/\" title=\"ISIS-Inspired NYC Bomber Sentenced to Life In Prison\">social media profiles<\/a> with pictures of the bloodied presumptive Republican presidential nominee defiantly pumping his fist in the air with an American flag in the background.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3081202\/the-defining-image-of-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>iconic image<\/a> will appear on the front page of newspapers across the globe and is the latest dramatic event making Trump\u2019s committed supporters more determined than ever to send him back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was already set to descend on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> as the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-only-37-of-democrats-want-to-see-biden-on-2024-ticket\/\" title=\"Poll: Only 37% of Democrats Want to See Biden on 2024 Ticket\">presidential standard-bearer<\/a> for the third straight election. Now he will be received as a conquering hero, the survivor of an assassination attempt captured on camera.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is the latest twist in a presidential race that has already seen its share of unprecedented turns, from Trump\u2019s felony convictions in the New York hush money case following four indictments in multiple jurisdictions to the post-debate mutiny inside the Democratic Party against President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The gunfire at Trump\u2019s Pennsylvania rally will also touch off another wave of discussion about political violence in the United States, including the shooting of then-House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) during a practice session for the Congressional Baseball Game in 2017, the attack on New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin by a knife-wielding man in 2022, and the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A rallygoer was killed at the Trump event on Saturday night. \u201cUS Secret Service neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased,\u201d was how the agency charged with protecting Trump and Biden summarized the suspect\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n<p>But to have a bullet whiz past the head of a former and perhaps future president, grazing his ear, on the eve of the national nominating convention that will kick off the general election in earnest is a momentous event in the turbulent campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Biden issued a statement condemning the shooting. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to hear that he\u2019s safe and doing well,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.\u201d The president then decamped to a police station in Rehoboth, Delaware, where he was spending the weekend, to deliver live remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no place in America for this kind of violence,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIt\u2019s sick. It\u2019s sick. It\u2019s one of the reasons why we need to unite this country. \u2026 We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.\u201d He left Delaware to return to the White House hours later.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081314\/biden-campaign-pulls-ads-after-trump-rally-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pausing its ads<\/a> \u201cas quickly as possible\u201d after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had the presence of mind to stand and face the crowd in the aftermath of the shooting, pumping his fist in the air and mouthing the word \u201cFight\u201d several times. The audio captured him telling the Secret Service agents trying to evacuate him from the scene to wait as he projected this image to the world.<\/p>\n<p>When then-President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronald-reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ronald Reagan<\/a> was shot by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981, he insisted on walking into the hospital on his own power. He collapsed when he got inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/theodore-roosevelt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Theodore Roosevelt<\/a> completed a speech after he endured a failed assassination attempt, then himself a former president campaigning to return to office. \u201cI don\u2019t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot \u2014 but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose,\u201d Roosevelt told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was not nearly as seriously injured, though a photographer captured how close a bullet came to his head. He nevertheless demonstrated sharp gut-level political and stagecraft instincts under fire, in what supporters and some foes will surely see as a display of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3081176\/trump-shows-courage-and-secret-service-skill-amid-campaign-rally-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>physical courage<\/a>. It comes at a time when Biden\u2019s own vigor and decisiveness is being questioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know President Trump is stronger than his enemies,\u201d Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) wrote on X. \u201cToday he showed it.\u201d He later reposted this with the memorable photograph of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum wasn\u2019t the only Republican on Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3079438\/final-countdown-trump-veepstakes-clock-ticking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice presidential short list<\/a> to weigh in. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) excoriated a Democratic lawmaker who proposed removing Trump\u2019s Secret Service protection if sentenced to prison. \u201cKick his ass out of Congress,\u201d Vance posted on X. \u201cAbsolute scumbag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance also echoed what will be a common refrain in the coming days, raising the question of whether framing Trump as a uniquely malevolent threat to democracy is itself an incitement to violence. Trump supporters believe his opponents will stop at nothing to prevent his return to power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u200b\u200bThe central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,\u201d Vance wrote. \u201cThat rhetoric led directly to President Trump\u2019s attempted assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and prominent media figures sharply criticized Republican political rhetoric after the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said on social media that God protected Trump. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) urged prayers for the former president.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump and his campaign thanked the Secret Service and first responders. \u201cPresident Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States,\u201d read a joint statement from the campaign and the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>That convention will be more electric and ecstatic to receive him in the wake of Saturday\u2019s shocking and horrifying events.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/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>Trump supporters are energized by the defiant response to the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. The incident has only strengthened their determination to see him return to the White House. The shooting has sparked discussions about political violence in the United States and has added another dramatic twist to an already turbulent presidential race. Biden condemned the violence and called for unity, while Trump displayed political and stagecraft instincts by standing and pumping his fist after the shooting. Supporters and some foes see this as a display of physical courage, contrasting it with questions about Biden&#8217;s vigor and decisiveness. Republicans on Trump&#8217;s vice presidential shortlist have also weighed in, criticizing Democratic rhetoric and questioning whether it incites violence. Trump and his campaign have thanked the Secret Service and first responders, and are looking forward to the upcoming convention to nominate him for president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2294455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-shot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34971,34972,34970,34969,32076],"class_list":["post-2294454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-defiant-response","tag-failed-assassination-attempt","tag-galvanized","tag-trump-supporters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-shot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294454","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}