A Quarter of Americans and 34% of Democrats Believe the WHCD Shooting Was Staged

"A recent survey conducted by YouGov and NewsGuard asked Americans about the three attempts on Trump's life — the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting, the thwarted attempted at the president's golf course, in West Palm Beach, and the shooting at the Washington Hilton just weeks earlier. According to the survey, just 38% of respondents believed all three assassination attempts were legitimate. Additionally, 54% of respondents said all three were staged or that they weren't sure."

"The contention that the three events may have been staged correlates strongly with party identification. Across all three events, Democrats were far more likely than Republicans to endorse the staged framing. In total, 21 percent of Democrats responded that they thought all three events were staged, as did 11 percent of Independents and three percent of Republicans."

"Of the 12 percent of Americans who said that all three attempts were staged, 55 percent were Democrats, 38 percent were Independents, and seven percent were Republicans. Of the respondents who said that all three incidents were authentic, only 15 percent were Democrats. Thirty-eight percent were Independents and 47 percent were Republicans."

"As the report noted, there is no evidence to support to the claims that any of the assassination attempts were staged. Cole Allen, the accused shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, recently pleaded not guilty to his charges."

A YouGov and NewsGuard survey asked Americans about three attempted killings of President Donald Trump: the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting, an attempted attack at his golf course in West Palm Beach, and a shooting at the Washington Hilton weeks earlier. Only 38% of respondents believed all three attempts were legitimate. Fifty-four percent said all three were staged or were unsure. Results varied sharply by party. Democrats were more likely to endorse the staged framing than Republicans. Among those who believed all three were staged, 55% were Democrats, 38% were Independents, and 7% were Republicans. Among those who believed all three were authentic, 15% were Democrats, 38% were Independents, and 47% were Republicans. No evidence supports claims that any attempt was staged.

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