President Donald Trump has become the most targeted U.S. leader on record, facing threat-related incidents roughly every two to three months in recent years. Trump has survived three major assassination attempts and nearly a dozen other threat-related incidents over the past two years alone.
Threats and Attempts
Overall, he has faced nearly 20 known threats since first taking office in 2017. By comparison, every other U.S. president targeted in an assassination attempt faced just one, except President Gerald R. Ford, who survived two.
Some of the notable incidents include a gunman opening fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a security breach at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Trump’s first three security incidents unfolded during his 2016 campaign before he ever took office.
Security Incidents
In March 2016, an attendee at a Trump campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, attempted to rush the stage before being arrested. In June 2016, a British national attending a Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas attempted to grab a police officer’s handgun from her holster.
In November 2016, Secret Service agents rushed Trump off the stage during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, after an attendee shouted ‘gun.’ Authorities found no weapon but briefly detained the individual.
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