INTERVIEW: What will the Trump assassination attempt mean for the US election campaign?

Americans React To Possible Trump Assassination Attempt

People watch television news at a bar in Milwaukee displaying images from a campaign rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump where he was apparently injured on July 13, 2024 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Donald Trump is expected to continue his planned campaign events after he was injured in what officials are calling an assassination attempt. The former President had just started a speech in Pennsylvania when shots rang out. The 78-year-old described a “whizzing sound”and feeling a “bullet ripping through skin" near his ear. So what will this mean for the election campaign? SBS World News Presenter Janice Petersen has been speaking with David Smith - Associate Professor at Sydney University's U.S Studies Centre.


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