Analysis: Violence has become commonplace in US politics
Violence shapes American politics to an ever greater extent. This is what both New York Times Peter Baker and The Guardian's David Smith write in their analyzes the day after the averted suspected assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Baker writes that a series of bomb threats were made against Springfield, Ohio, this week after Donald Trump spread a false claim that immigrants are eating residents' pets there.
"In the space of less than a week, a presidential candidate appears to have both inspired, and been the target of, the political violence that shapes politics in the modern era."
The Guardian's US correspondent David Smith writes that the violence in the US is nothing new, but that it has gained an increasingly larger scope in recent years. He cites, among other things, the storming of the Capitol and the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband as examples of that.
"Violence and instability have become commonplace in American political life," he writes.
Violence shapes American politics to an ever greater extent. This is what both New York Times Peter Baker and The Guardian's David Smith write in their analyzes the day after the averted suspected assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Baker writes that a series of bomb threats were made against Springfield, Ohio, this week after Donald Trump spread a false claim that immigrants are eating residents' pets there.
"In the space of less than a week, a presidential candidate appears to have both inspired, and been the target of, the political violence that shapes politics in the modern era."
The Guardian's US correspondent David Smith writes that the violence in the US is nothing new, but that it has gained an increasingly larger scope in recent years. He cites, among other things, the storming of the Capitol and the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband as examples of that.
"Violence and instability have become commonplace in American political life," he writes.
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Biden: There should be no room for political violence
US President Joe Biden says there is no room for political violence in the US, due to Sunday's suspected assassination attempt on Donald Trump. This is reported by several media.
- I mean it with all my heart, he says during a speech in Philadelphia.
He says that killers' bullets have created far too much grief in the United States.
- In this country, we settle our differences at the ballot box, not at gunpoint.
Earlier in the day, Biden said that the Secret Service should be expanded, so that Trump can have better personal protection.
US President Joe Biden says there is no room for political violence in the US, due to Sunday's suspected assassination attempt on Donald Trump. This is reported by several media.
- I mean it with all my heart, he says during a speech in Philadelphia.
He says that killers' bullets have created far too much grief in the United States.
- In this country, we settle our differences at the ballot box, not at gunpoint.
Earlier in the day, Biden said that the Secret Service should be expanded, so that Trump can have better personal protection.
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Suspect urged Iran to assassinate Trump in book
Ryan Wesley Routh, who is a suspect in the foiled assassination attempt on Donald Trump, wrote a book last year in which he called on Iran to assassinate the former president. That's what AP writes.
The book is entitled "Ukraine's Unwinnable War" (approximately "The war Ukraine cannot win") and in it Trump is severely criticized. The 58-year-old calls Trump a "fool" and a "joke" for the storming of the Capitol and the "huge mistake" of leaving the Iran deal.
He also writes that he regrets that he once voted for Trump. In his social media over the years, he has expressed support for Republicans like Nicki Haley and Trump but also for Democrats like Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard, who recently expressed support for Trump.
Ryan Wesley Routh, who is a suspect in the foiled assassination attempt on Donald Trump, wrote a book last year in which he called on Iran to assassinate the former president. That's what AP writes.
The book is entitled "Ukraine's Unwinnable War" (approximately "The war Ukraine cannot win") and in it Trump is severely criticized. The 58-year-old calls Trump a "fool" and a "joke" for the storming of the Capitol and the "huge mistake" of leaving the Iran deal.
He also writes that he regrets that he once voted for Trump. In his social media over the years, he has expressed support for Republicans like Nicki Haley and Trump but also for Democrats like Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard, who recently expressed support for Trump.
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The 58-year-old never fired - the motive is still being investigated
The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, never fired his gun at Donald Trump. This is confirmed by Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe at a press conference on Sunday evening.
- He never had Trump in his sights and fired no shots at our agents, he says.
He further says that Trump's round of golf was not planned and that the course could therefore not be closed down completely. The plan therefore became to search the golf course and that's when Routh was discovered.
- The plan worked, says Ronald Rowe.
The motive behind the averted suspected murder attempt is still being investigated. The FBI is going through his phones, questioning witnesses and relatives of Routh. The information that the authority currently has indicates that he acted on his own.
The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, never fired his gun at Donald Trump. This is confirmed by Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe at a press conference on Sunday evening.
- He never had Trump in his sights and fired no shots at our agents, he says.
He further says that Trump's round of golf was not planned and that the course could therefore not be closed down completely. The plan therefore became to search the golf course and that's when Routh was discovered.
- The plan worked, says Ronald Rowe.
The motive behind the averted suspected murder attempt is still being investigated. The FBI is going through his phones, questioning witnesses and relatives of Routh. The information that the authority currently has indicates that he acted on his own.
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