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Jason Ma

Trump assassination attempt makes election win more likely, and Americans' willingness to use political violence may be highest since Civil War, Ian Bremmer says

Donald Trump raises fist (Credit: Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images)

Donald Trump appears to be fine following a shooting at a campaign rally Saturday, but American democracy is not, according to Ian Bremmer, president of political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group.

The apparent assassination attempt occurred as the country was already deeply polarized, with many Americans convinced that their political opponents are determined to destroy U.S. democracy, he said in a video posted to X.

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