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Robert Tait

Trump, without evidence, blames Biden and Harris for assassination attempt

Trump talking.
Trump appeared on the Dr Phil talkshow to level his charges against the Biden administration. Photograph: Ellen Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed assassination attempt against him by accusing them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to protect him.

The Republican presidential nominee’s claim – for which he offered no evidence – was made on the television talkshow Dr Phil, hosted by Phil McGraw, on Tuesday. The remarks follow disclosures that several Secret Service agents from the Pittsburgh field office had been placed on administrative leave after the 13 July shooting.

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