Chinese social media fuels conspiracy theories after another attempt on Donald Trump’s life

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******** social media fuels *********** theories after another attempt on Donald Trump’s life

Law enforcement officers stand after reports of shots fired outside *********** presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 15, 2024. 

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News of an apparent ************** attempt on former ********* president Donald Trump has taken China’s heavily censored social media by storm, prompting *********** theories and a mockery of the U.S. political landscape. 

The *********** nominee was unharmed, and a suspect was taken into custody after shots were fired on Sunday in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation said “appears to be an attempted **************” at Trump’s Florida golf course.

As the news spread to China on Monday, discussions concerning the incident were trending on the popular ******** social media platform Weibo, with netizens pointing out how Trump had just recently escaped an attempt on his life at a campaign rally on July 13.

“Again?” many commenters questioned on the platform with

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monthly users.

Millions viewed the viral hashtag, “Shooter was 457 meters from Trump,” which prompted discussions about how Trump was lucky and had “good fate.”

Weibo quickly became a breeding ground for a number of *********** theories surrounding the authenticity of the incident and the motives of those involved, with users alluding to the act benefiting Trump in the polls. Other outlandish *********** theories proliferated on the platform, mentioning religious groups.

Separate from the *********** theories, many netizens theorized that Trump stood to benefit from the incident.

Shen Yi, a professor at Fudan University’s Department of International Politics, said on his verified Weibo account that the story was “definitely not good news for Democrats. The potential favors that Harris might have gained over the presidential debate are going to be zeroed out.”

Three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News that the suspect in the *********, Ryan Wesley Routh, was under the custody of the Secret Service. Details surrounding Routh and his motives were still emerging. 

Many Weibo posts argued that the incident was an example of how the ********* political system is unstable and dominated by “terrorism and *********.”

“********* democracy? There’s no democracy to speak about in a country with ************** against their president,” and “it’s safe to assume assassinations against dissidents are just a common tactic,” a blogger with 1 million followers said in a post. 

In a fundraising email shortly after the incident, Trump said he was safe and in good spirits.

“There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL! Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” the email read.

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