Right - I've seen people who should know better (maybe I'm generous) asking how only Trump is ever targeted. There have been similar incompetent attempts to attack Harris and Biden. They just got "another kook foiled" coverage, not "God saved Trump from another bullet" coverage.
They likely also tell WH/press not to bring attention to these things to avoid copycat stuff
They know what sells better to the rubes.
The fact that Trump keeps putting the Secret Service in difficult situations is an important discussion we should be having right now. Other officials and candidates don’t do that.
It’s because Republicans target schoolchildren in Springfield Ohio, who don’t have secret service protection. This isn’t rocket science.
God has nothing to do with this
They also tend to listen to their security detail and don't put themselves in harm's way but yeah...
"May 22, 2023, a U-Haul truck crashed into the north barriers of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.. The driver, Sai Varshith Kandula, unfurled a Nazi flag after the crash, telling Secret Service agents that his goal was to "get to the White House, seize power and be put in charge of the nation"
I've heard unsubstantiated stories that Biden and Harris have been targeted in plots that weren't publicized. I also heard rumors that Trump (at least halfheartedly) tried to find someone to bump off prominent political figures in his impeachment hearing.
It would be terrible, of course, but strangely fitting if someone finally was successful because they knew they’d get wall to wall coverage by a sycophantic media in the aftermath and be remembered forever.
there's also a dangerous political movement behind Trump that are waiting to fill any space with bullshit and lies to cause violence and crack downs.