‘Today’s Assassins Have Popular Support’: Harvard Poll Finds 40% of Young Adults OK Political Violence

A new poll has revealed that a significant portion of the American public believes two separate assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump were not real events, but rather staged productions.

The survey, conducted by Newsgard and Yuggov, found that nearly one in four Americans think both the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner and the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, were fabricated.

The findings come as the legal system moves to hold Cole Allen responsible for attempting to kill the president of the United States and other top officials at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner.

The poll also highlights a sharp partisan divide. According to the data, 34% of Democrats believe the White House Correspondents Dinner attack was a planned stunt, while 42% of Democrats believe the attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, was staged.

The Butler shooting, which occurred last summer, resulted in the death of rallygoer Corey Comparator, who was struck by a bullet meant for President Trump. His wife has condemned the theories that the attack was staged, telling The New York Times, “I’m the one who walked out of there that day without her husband.”

The FBI and a separate bipartisan U.S. House task force have investigated the Butler attempt. No credible evidence has surfaced that any of the attempts on Donald Trump’s life were staged.

Meanwhile, a Harvard poll from December shockingly found that nearly 40% of young adults say violence is acceptable to achieve a political goal. The report notes that “today’s assassins have popular support with the kids,” pointing to a string of young people suspected of recent violent acts. Luigi Mangione, who is accused of assassinating a healthcare CEO to protest corporate greed, has been turned into a role model. Before a college student threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s mansion, he talked about “luigiing some tech CEOs.”

As political violence rises, some insurance companies are cashing in on the trend by offering coverage for property damage, legal costs, and other expenses stemming from an attack. A UK-based company, Blackthornne, reported that inquiries about its active assailant coverage tripled over the last year.