A close call with an assassin’s bullets has made the demagogue’s return to power all the more likely
On March 31, 1981, at the dawn of his presidency, Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt. Mr. Reagan was frightening to some Americans back then because of his seemingly bomb-happy hawkishness. But the shooting, and his reaction to it, made him a more sympathetic figure.
The moment meshed ideally with the Trumpian theme of fighting for the people against the threat of a weaponized deep state. After he was hit with a federal indictment last year, Mr. Trump told a rally: “In the end, they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you – and I’m just standing in their way.”– and when Saturday brought real ones from an assault rifle that he opposed banning, he dodged them too.
that he has rewritten his convention speech; it will no longer be a harsh partisan attack, but rather a call to bring the country together.
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