I first heard of the attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump yesterday. Since that time, up to now, what has surprised me the most is the level of disinterest in it.
Normally, such an event, the attempted assassination of a Presidential candidate, would be so shocking it would seem to dominate the news cycle. And had the Secret Service not disrupted it before Trump was seemingly in actual danger, it likely would have been. Indeed, based on first reports, the Secret Service did a really good job in detecting the assassin prior to his firing a shot.
But people are almost taking the "m'eh" approach ot the news.
This isn't a good sign of the state of American politics or culture. People are, apparently, so worn out, they've just tuned out entirely. Indeed, this is one of several such shocking stories recently that have drawn very little attention.
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