“Today’s apparent assassination attempt comes amid increasingly fierce rhetoric on the campaign trail itself. Mr. Trump, his running mate JD Vance continue to make baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio. This weekend, there were new bomb threats in that town. Our Maggie Vespa is in Columbus, Ohio with more.”
— Anchor Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News, September 15, 2024.
NBC Ties Second Assassination Attempt on Trump to GOP 'Rhetoric'
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