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A Second Assassination Plot and the New Era of Political Violence

2024/9/17
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff:报道了涉嫌暗杀特朗普的嫌犯Ryan Routh的背景,Routh曾前往乌克兰参与战争,并持有极端政治观点。他参与了在乌克兰的志愿者活动,并制定了一个不切实际的计划,试图将阿富汗士兵带到乌克兰参战。Routh的个人经历和行为模式表明其心理状态可能存在问题,这与他对特朗普的暗杀企图之间存在关联。 Glenn Thrush:分析了特勤局在保护特朗普方面的不足之处。尽管个别特工反应迅速,成功阻止了暗杀企图,但特勤局在安全防范方面存在重大失误,未能有效控制特朗普周围的环境,这暴露了特勤局在应对新兴威胁方面的不足,以及在人员配备和资源配置上的问题。 Peter Baker:探讨了美国当前的政治暴力环境,认为两次暗杀未遂事件标志着美国政治进入了一个新的暴力时代。特朗普的政治言论和行为加剧了两极分化和社会愤怒情绪,导致政治暴力事件频发。虽然特朗普将责任归咎于民主党,但他的言论也同样具有煽动性,加剧了社会紧张局势。

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Law enforcement officials revealed details about the second assassination attempt on former President Trump. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Rouse, was found lurking near Trump's golf course and fled after a Secret Service agent fired at him. Rouse was later apprehended and charged with gun-related crimes.
  • Suspect lurked near Trump's golf course for 12 hours.
  • Secret Service agent fired at the suspect, who then fled.
  • Suspect was apprehended and charged with gun-related crimes.
  • An AK-47-style rifle with a scope was found at the scene.

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A suspect was charged on Monday in connection with what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump.

Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Glenn Thrush, who have been covering the case, and Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discuss the suspect’s background, the Secret Service’s struggle to protect the former president, and this new era of political violence.

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  • Thomas Gibbons-Neff), a correspondent on the National desk of The New York Times.
  • Glenn Thrush), who reports on the Justice Department for The New York Times.
  • Peter Baker), the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.

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