Key Points
Former American president Donald Trump faced a second apparent assassination attempt on Sunday -- just two months after a bullet grazed his ear -- at his Florida golf course, where Secret Service agents successfully thwarted the attempt before a gunman could take the shot.S)..
The event unfolded at 2024 Republican presidential nominee Trumps West Palm Beach golf club where a Secret Service agent, positioned ahead of Trump, noticed an AK-47 style rifle protruding from a fence..
Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Trumps Democratic rival in the presidential race, condemned the incident, emphasising that there is no place for political violence in America..
The race has been marked by a sitting president (Biden) dropping out 100 days before polling day after a disastrous debate, a former president (Trump) running as a convicted felon for a non-consecutive term, and a candidate (Harris) who is the first woman, first Black woman, and first woman of Indian heritage to vie for the presidency..
Both Republicans and a segment of Democrats slammed Secret Service for failing to prevent the attempted assassination, and the July incident had led to the resignation of the Service director and additional security measures for Trump..
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