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From John F Kennedy to Donald Trump: List of US politicians who were assassinated or targeted

Trump stated that he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.

  • Shivam Verma
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  • Sep 16, 2024, 08:04 AM IST

Donald Trump was recently the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

1. Donald Trump

Donald Trump
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On July 13, Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a bullet grazed his ear. 

2. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth when he and his wife attended a special performance of the comedy Ford's Theatre in Washington.

3. Ames Garfield

Ames Garfield
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Garfield was the second to be assassinated. July 2, 1881 he was walking through a train station in Washington, to catch a train to New England when he was shot.

4. John F Kennedy

John F Kennedy
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Kennedy was fatally shot by an assassin armed with a high-powered rifle on November 1965.

5. George Bush

George Bush
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In 2005, he was attending a rally in Tbilisi with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili when a hand grenade was thrown towards him.

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