Authorities Search for Motive After Trump Assassination Attempt
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While law-enforcement officials haven't given details on the shooting suspect's identity or a motive—and former President Donald Trump has said so as well—some Republicans are already making unsubstantiated claims that President Biden is responsible for the incident at the Butler, Pa., rally.
"Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs," Sen. J.D. Vance (R., Ohio), who is considered a possible Trump running mate, posted on X. "That rhetoric led directly to...
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