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Trump rally shooting could upend poll race

The attack, by a shooter who was killed by the Secret Service, was the first attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since 1981.

Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent

Updated Jul 14, 2024 – 7.44pm, first published at 9.58am

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Washington | Donald Trump was injured in what the FBI said was an attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening (Sunday AEST), in an act of political violence that threatens to upend an already polarised US election race.

Within hours of the shooting the FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crook as the sniper, and senior Republicans moved to lay blame on their political rivals.

Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor.