3 Historical Facts That Point to Donald Trump Conning the Nation Again
Our belief in the American system of government rests on the assumption that our political candidates are not treasonous, pathological liars
4 min readJul 15, 2024
HISTORICAL FACT #1: On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and seriously wounded President Ronald Reagan in a fail assassination attempt.
In that incident, the shooter rapidly fired a .22 caliber revolver, known as a Saturday Night Special, six times. Despite a quick reaction of secret service agents and a citizen who hit Hinckley in the head and wrestled him to the ground, Reagan’s press secretary James Brady was shot in the head, two security people were wounded.
Reagan was hit in the lung off a freak shot that ricocheted off the bullet-proof limousine. He lost half his blood on the operating table and the bullet lodged within an inch of his heart.
From an AP Report at the time:
Just before he [Reagan] was put under for surgery, he cracked to his surgeons, “I hope you are all Republicans.”
Dr. Joseph Giordano, a liberal Democrat, replied: “Today, Mr. President, we are all…
