Over Quarter Of Dems Think US Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Assassinated: POLL

Over a quarter of Democrats think the U.S. would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been successfully assassinated on Sunday, according to a Napolitan News Service poll released Wednesday.

Among those surveyed, 28% of Democrats and 27% of Democrat-leaning voters answered “yes” to the question asking if they thought the U.S. would be better off if Trump had been assassinated, with 17% of all respondents agreeing and only 7% of Republicans, according to the poll. Trump survived a second assassination attempt on Sunday at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, FL, where would-be assassin Ryan Routh brought a rifle within 500 yards of Trump before he was engaged by the U.S. Secret Service and later apprehended.

Among those surveyed, 45% think that “anti-Trump rhetoric” played a role in the attempted assassination, according to the poll. Moreover, 41% of voters thought the “news media” played a role as well, while 30% believed the Trump campaign itself had had a role.

Routh’s arrest marks the second attempt on Trump’s life following his near-miss with death in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where he was shot by Thomas Crooks during his rally. Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old volunteer fire chief in Butler, was killed while protecting his kids during the attack.

Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of using rhetoric that encouraged his attempted assassination