Major Presidential Assassination Attempts Compared: President Trump is in a league of his own

With the failed attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, there have been seven major attempts to assassinate President Trump since 2016.Let us examine US presidential assassination attempts and attempt to ascertain why President Trump has been the most-targeted president in US history.Historical Timeline of Major Presidential Assassination AttemptsThe following covers confirmed, documented attempts from the Civil War era through the present. Motives are included where established. “Attempt” is defined broadly to include shots fired, credible armed plots, and confirmed murder-for-hire schemes.1865: Abraham Lincoln—AssassinatedShot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C., Booth, a Confederate sympathizer...