{"id":2351273,"date":"2024-10-06T10:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T10:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:03:38","slug":"assassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassination attempts have given Trump greater \u2018sense of mission\u2019: Byron York &#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\">28<\/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%2Fassassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-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=2351273&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 insights from Byron \u2062York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-airing-royal-familys-dirty-laundry-in-oprah-interview-whine-athon\/\" title=\"Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Blasted For Airing Royal Family\u2019s Dirty Laundry In Oprah Interview: \u2018Whine-athon\u2019\">chief political correspondent<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, regarding the impact\u200d of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on Donald Trump\u2019s \u2064campaign.\u200b York notes that since the attack in July, which was the first against a sitting \u2063president since Ronald Reagan in \u20621981, Trump has developed a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-his-final-broadcasts-limbaugh-displays-what-made-him-so-great\/\" title=\"In His Final Broadcasts, Limbaugh Displays What Made Him So Great\">greater sense<\/a> of\u2064 mission.&#8221; York suggests that surviving \u2064such a near-death experience may lead Trump to perceive a deeper\u200b purpose \u200dbehind his candidacy. The implications of the \u200cassassination attempt are\u200b seen as significant, potentially \u200denergizing Trump&#8217;s campaign\u2063 as he approaches the \u2064Republican nomination \u2064for president. The commentary highlights the psychological and motivational shifts that may occur in a\u200c candidate following\u2063 a traumatic event.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Assassination attempts have given Trump greater &lsquo;sense of mission&rsquo;: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>chief political correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Byron York\">Byron York<\/a> pointed out a &ldquo;greater intent&rdquo; propelling <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign since an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3178528\/trump-revels-in-return-to-butler-with-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Byron York\">assassination attempt<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The attack in Butler, Pennsylvania, was the first against a president since Ronald Reagan in 1981. At the time, Trump was days away from becoming the Republican nominee for president and had been on the campaign trail for about 18 months. York analyzed the aftermath of the first assassination attempt against Trump on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nation.foxnews.com\/democracy-2024-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox Nation Democracy 2024<\/a><\/em>  Saturday, some three months after the fact.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The one thing, the long-term effect that it has had, a near-death experience has had, is I think it gives him more of a sense of mission and more of a sense that perhaps there is some greater intent behind his candidacy,&rdquo; York said. Because I mean, the fact that he wasn&rsquo;t killed is amazing, given that the high-velocity bullet passed so close to his head. So I think it has given him a greater sense of mission there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2629862&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e07d2f3efa6da7202529eeb97a1012a1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump was back in Butler Saturday for the first time since the shooting that killed one and injured three, including himself. The event featured a moment of silence and a musical rendition of &ldquo;Ave Maria&rdquo; for Corey Comperatore, 50, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/died-a-hero-former-volunteer-fire-chief-identified-by-family-as-crowd-member-killed-at-trump-rally\/\" title=\"\u2018Died A Hero\u2019: Former Volunteer Fire Chief Identified By Family As Crowd Member Killed At Trump Rally\">volunteer fire chief<\/a>, husband, and father who died. This time Trump spoke behind bulletproof glass, which has been a new protocol since the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, a second assassination attempt came in September when law enforcement apprehended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3170896\/ryan-routh-pleads-not-guilty-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"another gunman\">another gunman<\/a> at a Florida golf course. The suspect, Ryan Routh, has since pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and four firearm offenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1776061\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776061\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assassination attempts have intensified Trump&#8217;s sense of purpose, says Byron York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2351275,"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\/09\/melania-trump-sept-2024-assassination-attempt.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34963,37928,3634],"class_list":["post-2351273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempts","tag-byron-york","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/melania-trump-sept-2024-assassination-attempt.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351273","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}