‘No room for complacency’: Political experts discuss path forward after attempt to assassinate Trump

A flag with an illustration of former President Donald Trump standing on an army tank flies in a yard along Milford Drive, the street on which Thomas Matthew Crooks lived, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Bethel Park. Crooks, 20, is the alleged shooter in an assassination attempt during a Butler campaign rally for former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Unforeseeable? No. The shooting in Butler County occurred amid relentless polarization, and the country needs more than a few days of calls for unity, political researchers say. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Emma Folts, PublicSource July 16, 2024 The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump occurred amid decades of growing political division, unfettered access to firearms and online “rabbit holes” of extremism, Pittsburgh-area scholars said days after the shooting shook our country amid a bitter presidential campaign.& Trump, the Republican nominee, was grazed by a bullet Saturday during a rally in Butler County, north of Pittsburgh. A 20-year-old from Allegheny County is responsible. He and one rally attendee were also killed, and two other attendees were seriously injured. To help make sense of the situation,...