New York Times calls assassination attempt on Trump ‘antithetical to America’
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The New York Times condemned violence following Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Trump, whom the paper has called a dangerous threat to democracy.
Kendall Tietz is a writer with Fox News Digital.
The editorial board called any attempt to resolve an election through violence "abhorrent."
The shooter has been identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from western Pennsylvania. Crooks reportedly shot Trump from a rooftop around 130 yards away during a rally in the small town, striking the upper part of Trump’s right ear while the former president was speaking to rallygoers just after 6 p.m. on Saturday. Another rally attendee was killed, and two others were critically hurt. Crooks was killed by law enforcement shortly after the shooting began.