Trump returns to the campaign trail after assassination fears

As we all know, former President Trump was the target of another assassination attempt last Sunday when a gunman hid in the bushes near the fence at the golf course where he was playing. He was discovered by the US Secret Service before he could strike and was later arrested. This is the second time the Republican candidate has been nearly shot in as many months.

"Suddenly we heard gunshots in the air, I guess maybe four or five, and it sounded like bullets," he told an audio platform on social media site X late Monday.

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The suspect in the Trump assassination attempt may have been lying in wait for 12 hours. “The Secret Service knew right away it was bullets, and they got me,” Trump added, noting that the shots were actually fired by federal agents at a suspect when they saw a rifle sticking out of the tree line.

Mr Trump blamed Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden for inciting the assassin, citing what he called their rhetoric about him endangering democracy. Such language by Democratic leaders “got me shot, when I was the one who was going to save the country,” he said.

The incident has added to the tension and stakes ahead of the US presidential election in seven weeks. Still, Mr. Trump held a town hall event on Tuesday in Flint, a Michigan city hit hard by auto plant closures and a decade-long water crisis.

Mr Trump's Michigan rallies, as well as Ms Harris's Pennsylvania run, come as both candidates focus on a number of key battleground states to win the US Electoral College.

A new poll from Suffolk University and USA Today shows Ms. Harris with a slight 49-46% advantage over Mr. Trump in Pennsylvania. This gap is largely due to strong support from female voters, with Ms. Harris leading among women 56% to Mr. Trump's 39%. Meanwhile, the former US President won the male vote by a narrower margin of 53-41%.

In appealing to women, Ms. Harris pushed the issue of reproductive rights — a hot-button issue since the US Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn abortion regulations nationwide, sparking a wave of abortion bans and restrictions in 22 states.

Hoang Anh (according to AFP, CNA)

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