Trump, without evidence, claims 2024 assassination try was political plot

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Posted on AllSides September 16, 2026

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President Donald Trump alleged on Tuesday, Sept. 15, that a "Democrat Plot" was behind the failed assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, making claims that conflict with previous findings from FBI officials in his own administration that the gunman acted alone.

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