Second Assassination Attempt on Trump, DeSantis Calls for State Investigation, Media Blames Trump | Sept. 16

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


A second assassination of former President Donald Trump took place on Sunday afternoon.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that his state would be conducting an investigation into the incident rather than just leaving it to federal authorities.

Trump blames the rhetoric of the Biden administration for provoking the shooting while the media said that it was Trump’s rhetoric that was to blame. 

Sen. Josh Hawley released a report highlighting Secret Service failures on the first attempted assassination in Pennsylvania.


Relevant Links
https://crimeresearch.org/2024/09/new-bureau-of-justice-statistics-crime-data-just-released-violent-crime-rape-robbery-and-aggravated-assault-soaring-under-biden/ 


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