Analyst blames guns, extremism for US political violence
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI said appeared to be an assassination attempt on Sunday while he was playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was not harmed. Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13, raising questions about protection for candidates’ just months ahead of what looks likely to be highly contested Nov. 5 election in which he will face off against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Samer Shehata, associate professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Oklahoma, tells VOA’s James Butty, the prevalence of guns and extreme political polarization are two contributing factors of political violence in the United States