Trump shows courage and Secret Service skill amid campaign rally attack

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Former President Donald Trump was the victim of an apparent assassination attempt as he spoke at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. A number of shots were fired, and Trump then clasped his ear and ducked behind his podium. The Republican presidential nominee is safe and only mildly injured. Regrettably, at least one person in the crowd behind Trump appears to have been shot and killed alongside the shooter.

Much remains unclear, but we can make two points immediately.

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