The recent failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during his rally in Pennsylvania has led to various reactions from public figures and social media users alike. British actor and Reclaim Party leader Laurence Fox, for instance, stated that the world is currently experiencing a “spiritual war” between truth defenders and the “disciples of death.” His message, which included an image of Trump holding his fist up high while blood trickled down the side of his face, was shared on Twitter.
The FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. As reported by Breitbart News, the Secret Service killed the shooter, resulting in one rally attendee’s death and two others being critically injured. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) expressed that the rhetoric from President Joe Biden’s campaign was responsible for Trump’s attempted assassination, as it painted him as an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.
Social media users have shared their opinions on Fox’s message, with some agreeing that God protected Trump and hailing the incident as a true miracle that the former president survived. Despite the recent assassination attempt, Trump is determined to attend the upcoming Republican convention in Wisconsin, which will be held two blocks away from the site where President Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt in 1912. This event brings back memories of another Republican populist president who defiantly raised his fist after surviving a similar attempt on his life, declaring, “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.