Shots were fired during a rally speech by Donald Trump, an incident that investigators are looking at as a possible assassination attempt on the former president.
Here are some notable incidents of gunshots involving US presidents or presidential candidates, including Abraham Lincoln and JFK:
– Ronald Reagan (1981) –
President Reagan was shot and seriously wounded as he left an event at the Hilton Hotel in Washington. The attacker was John Hinckley Jr., who was unconditionally released in 2022.
Reagan spent twelve days in the hospital. The incident boosted Reagan’s popularity, as he displayed humor and resilience during his recovery.
– Gerald Ford (1975) –
President Ford survived two separate assassination attempts by women just 17 days apart in California in September 1975.
– George Wallace (1972) –
While campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Wallace was shot four times at a shopping mall in Laurel, Maryland, and was paralyzed for life.
The assassination attempt on Wallace, who was known for his segregationist views and populist appeal, highlighted the ongoing political tensions in America and the potential for domestic violence during the time of the Vietnam War.
– Robert F. Kennedy (1968) –
President John F. Kennedy’s brother Robert, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
The assassination had a profound impact on the 1968 presidential race and occurred two months after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., further fueling the political turmoil of the late 1960s.
– John F. Kennedy (1963) –
President Kennedy, while traveling in his motorcade with his wife Jackie, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
The Warren Commission, investigating the assassination, concluded in 1964 that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine living in the Soviet Union, had acted alone.
Many Americans believe that JFK’s death marked the beginning of a more violent period in American politics and society, with the Vietnam War and the civil rights struggle against the backdrop.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933) –
As president-elect, FDR became the target of an assassination attempt in Miami, Florida. He was unharmed, but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was killed in the attack.
– Theodore Roosevelt (1912) –
Like Trump, Teddy Roosevelt was also running for the White House as a former president when he was shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The bullet, which remained lodged in his chest for the rest of his life, was slowed by a 50-page speech and a steel spectacles case in his pocket.
Famously, Roosevelt decided to deliver his scheduled speech despite having been shot.
– William McKinley (1901) ,
President McKinley was shot and assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York.
– Abraham Lincoln (1865) –
Lincoln was assassinated by a famous actor and Confederate supporter named John Wilkes Booth while he was watching a play called “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.
Booth’s attack, coming just days after the Confederate surrender in the Civil War, was part of a larger plot that also included attempts to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward.
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