Democrats still in denial about assassination attempts against Trump, new poll shows

Some Democrats refuse to believe their lying eyes, no matter how many attempts are made on Donald Trump’s life.

Despite a wounded Secret Service agent, a room full of witnesses evacuated from the premises, and video footage of a gunman on a rampage, a sizeable number of Democrats still do not believe anyone tried to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month, a new poll shows.

According to a NewsGuard poll released Monday, 24% of respondents overall and 34% of Democrats believe the WHCD shooting was staged. Even 13% of Republicans believe it was staged.

Just 38% of respondents believe that all three attempts were real.

Those between the ages of 18 and 29 were the most likely to believe the event was staged.

And that’s not all. The poll also revealed that many Americans — 12% of respondents — believe that all three Trump assassination attempts are fake. At 55%, Democrats represent a majority of those who hold that belief.

Just 38% of respondents believe that all three attempts were real.

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Of note, would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was shot and killed by federal agents in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, but not before he struck Trump in the ear, murdered one man, and critically injured two others.

Would-be assassin Ryan Routh is serving a life sentence in federal prison after setting up a sniper’s nest near the sixth hole of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach two months after the Butler shooting.

On Monday, the same day the poll was released, suspected WHCD shooter Cole Allen pled not guilty to one count of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, one count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, and two counts of a gun charge.

Allen also faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted.

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