A former Barack Obama administration official has warned the Democrats that Sunday’s second failed assassination attempt against President Donald Trump could backfire.
CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem, an ex-Obama official, is panicking that the second attempt on his life could help Trump in the November election.
Reacting to the failed assassination attempt in Florida, Kayyem warned it “will be used for political purposes.”
“The problem is this is a safety issue that is being thrown into a very intense political environment in which the very fact of an assassination, a constitutional moment because it could have impacted voters, will be used for political purposes,” Kayyem said.
“That to me is exceptionally unfortunate.”
“Whatever your beliefs are, we do deserve to have campaigns where violence is not being used as either a sword or a shield,” Kayyem said.
She predicts that the assassination attempt will again be used as a political talking point in the coming weeks.
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On Sunday, there was another attempt on Trump’s life by a gunman.
At the time, the 45th president was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Authorities have identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh.
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