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Why Electoral Violence Startsand How It Can End - Foreign Policy Though experts have pointed out the pervasiveness of violence in U.S. political history, this particular election—held in the shadow of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and marked by multiple assassination attempts on Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—doesn’t feel normal. Americans can no longer take a peaceful transition of power for granted.
Though experts have pointed out the pervasiveness of violence in U.S. political history, this particular election—held in the shadow of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and marked by multiple assassination attempts on Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—doesn’t feel normal. Americans can no longer take a peaceful transition of power for granted.
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WorkTrumps Final Days on the Campaign Trail - The New Yorker Medical emergencies happen often at Donald Trumps rallies. It is not uncommon to see supporters collapse in long lines outside arenas or in the audience after they get inside. Most of the health scares seem to take place in the hours of waiting before Trump takes the stage, but, if someone goes down while Trump is mid-speech, he will usually pause while medics tend to the rallygoer, and the crowd sometimes spontaneously starts singing the national anthem to fill the silence. At a town hall in Pennsylvania in mid-October, two people passed out about a half hour in, and Trump paced onstage while the doctors worked to revive them. That looks a little bit bad, he said at one point, peering into the audience. The group fidgeted in hot, stale air, and Trump told the guys backstage to play Ave Maria. Would anybody else like to faint? Please raise your hand, he joked, getting ready to resume the Q. & A. He went on, You know what we could do, though, if my guys could do it? How about well do a little music. Lets make this a musical fest. He had spoken for thousands and thousands of minutes over the past months, campaigning every day; he decided he didnt need to talk more that evening. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right? he said. Were going to win. He told his deputy campaign manager to put on Ave Mariaagainand instructed people to sit down and just listen to music. I think it would be beautiful. Work
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