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Four in five Americans are concerned about increasing political violence following an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, as per a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Responders are fearing that the United States “is spiraling out of control”.
Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. The incident dominated newspaper headlines and social media, and sent political shocks across the world, with the USA only over three months away from the presidential election.
Some 84% of voters in the poll said they were concerned that extremists will commit acts of violence after the November election, an increase from the 74% of the previous result in May.
Around 80% of US voters, including Democrats and Republicans, agreed that “the country is spiraling out of the control”.
Only 5% of respondents said it was acceptable for someone in their political party to commit violence to achieve a political goal, down from 12% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll from June 2023.
According to the poll, Republican presidential candidate Trump leads a margin over Democratic President Joe Biden, with 43% to 41%.
It suggested that the attempt on Trump’s life had not sparked a major shift in voter sentiment, Reuters said after the poll.
The poll, which was conducted online, surveyed 1,202 US adults nationwide, including 992 registered voters.
