Donald Trump faced another assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the third such incident in two years. The pattern began in 2024 with a Butler, Pa., rally attack that injured him, followed by a thwarted plot at his Mar-a-Lago resort. These events coincide with escalating political violence, including the 2023 killings of Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and Turning Point USA leader Charlie Kirk.

Trump’s allies blame Democrats for fostering hostility, but the article dismantles this claim, noting no Democratic leaders have advocated violence. Instead, Trump’s own history of incendiary language—such as urging “Second Amendment people” to act against Hillary Clinton, threatening protesters during George Floyd riots, and labeling opponents “vermin”—has normalized dangerous discourse. Experts argue his rhetoric creates a feedback loop, emboldening extremists while insulating him in a self-reinforcing bubble of fear and isolation.