Lone lunatics are abundant - but politicians bear some responsibility for inciting such a febrile climate
A Department of Homeland Security officer on patrol outside a courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida
A roofer by trade, Routh was already on police radars after an armed siege at his house in 2002, which did not prevent him acquiring a powerful weapon. But in the interim he sought a new role, trying to mobilise former Afghan soldiers exiled in Iran to fight on behalf of Ukraine. He seems to have indulged military fantasies – he has never served in the armed forces – combined with grandiose missions.
Trump’s security needs to be ramped up, beyond the reinforced glass box he speaks from within at rallies, and he should be advised not to play golf on publicly accessible courses. Given that these two attempts on his life have occurred amidst an election campaign, it should not be ruled out that violent supporters of Trump might essay revenge attacks on Democrat candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, who of necessity are touring the country.
It is doubtful whether being the surviving victim of an assassination attempt accrues political advantage, though it did marginally benefit Ronald Reagan – shot in 1981 by a deranged young man infatuated with Jodie Foster – and the Brazilian far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro, who in 2018 was stabbed by a religious maniac.
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