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Surprising number of Americans think the White House correspondents’ attack was fake

The Independent·Joe Sommerlad·22 days ago
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Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents’ dinner A recent YouGov poll found that 24 percent of Americans believe the April 25 attack on President Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton press gala was staged. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was apprehended by the Secret Service during the incident and has been indicted on four felonies, including attempted assassination, to which he pleaded not guilty. Skepticism about the attack's legitimacy was notably higher among Democrats (33 percent) and younger individuals aged 19 to 29. Similar levels of public doubt (24 percent) were found regarding an attack on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, while a September 2024 incident in West Palm Beach garnered 16 percent skepticism.…

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