<description>&lt;p&gt;Four presidents have been assassinated in office, and several (in office or not) have been wounded. All of these incidents took place decades, if not a century, ago. So it’s understandable that the second wounding of a president while not in office, that of Donald Trump in Butler Pennsylvania in July of this year, would have shaken the nation. Now, a mere two months later, a second assassination attempt against the former president has occurred. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why are we seeing this happen now? Heritage Expert Lora Ries joins the podcast to explain. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Lora Ries on X: &lt;a href="https://x.com/lora_ries"&gt;https://x.com/lora_ries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Four presidents have been assassinated in office, and several (in office or not) have been wounded. All of these incidents took place decades, if not a century, ago. So it’s understandable that the second wounding of a president while not in office, that of Donald Trump in Butler Pennsylvania in July of this year, would have shaken the nation. Now, a mere two months later, a second assassination attempt against the former president has occurred. 
Why are we seeing this happen now? Heritage Expert Lora Ries joins the podcast to explain. 
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Lora Ries on X: <a href="https://x.com/lora_ries">https://x.com/lora_ries</a>
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Have thoughts? Let us know at <a href="mailto:heritageexplains@heritage.org">heritageexplains@heritage.org</a>

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What Caused Trump’s Second Assassination Attempt? | Lora Ries

What Caused Trump’s Second Assassination Attempt? | Lora Ries

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