Former President Donald Trump's challenging performance after his failed assassination attempt at a campaign rally on July 13 immediately boosted his 2024 election efforts, according to Bloomberg.
"Donald Trump temperament" emerged immediately after the moment of extreme horror. The Secret Service urged him to leave after the shooter's bullet missed his head and grazed his ear, but Mr. Trump - with blood on his face - did not let the moment go to waste. He reached across the agents surrounding him and raised his fist, exhorting his numerous supporters to "fight."
The horrifying moment has turned into a "Trump style" landmark - a spectacle that is shown continuously on television and on social networks, aimed at attracting Republican leaders and voters to support.
Billionaires such as Bill Ackman and Elon Musk immediately publicly endorsed his re-election effort in the 2024 US Presidential election against President Joe Biden. Undecided voters could also be affected.
Matthew Wilson, professor of political science at Southern Methodist University (USA), said: "The images showing Donald Trump defiantly with blood on his face and his fist in the air are better advertising than anything." what money can buy. This will at least help Mr. Trump receive support from independent voters - because the majority of Republicans and Democrats have already made up their minds a long time ago.”
The incident also demonstrates Mr. Trump's ability to turn disaster into blessing. It was this ability that fueled his first successful presidential campaign, as well as his 2024 bid. During that time, the former President was battered by a series of incidents.
In 2021, Mr. Trump left the White House after a mob of his supporters launched a deadly attack on the Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
In August 2022, law enforcement agencies searched his Mar-a-Lago private residence and later brought indictments over his refusal to hand over confidential documents.
Just six weeks ago, he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to a porn star.
But now, the assassination plot is further cementing Mr. Trump's control over the Republican Party as the party prepares to nominate him at the National Convention, which begins on July 15 in Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is struggling to quell the "rebellion" within his own party about his ability to conduct a successful re-election campaign after a weak debate performance.
According to PredictIt data, after the assassination, the odds of Mr. Trump winning a second term increased.
The case appears to have fueled investors' expectations for a Republican win come November, as assets linked to the so-called "Trump trade" surge higher. The dollar, which is likely to benefit from the fiscal and trade policies of Mr. Trump's second term, rose against other currencies in early Asian trading. Bitcoin peaked at $60,000.
After the shooting occurred, Mr. Trump received countless condolences and sympathy. “This is rare for him. He will receive a lot of sympathy and sympathy from Americans because people know the attack is not right" - Pastor Darrell Scott, unofficial advisor to Donald Trump's election campaign since 2016 identify.
Mr. Trump captured the moment of sympathy. According to a person familiar with the matter, on the morning of July 14, he called some of the most deep-pocketed donors in Bedminster, New Jersey, to update them on his thoughts.
He later announced on social media that he was going to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention because he decided he couldn't allow a gunman or assassin to force him to change his schedule or anything. other.
