How Ukraine could get caught in assassination attempt crossfire

Experts stressed to NatSec Daily that while Routh’s views on the war and time in Ukraine are ripe for a disinformation campaign, they’re more immediately worried about what the attempted assassination says about the extent to which political violence has entered the 2024 campaign cycle, with the second attempt on Trump’s life in just two months.

“This is worrying for a whole host of reasons for us here in the U.S., though I don’t think the U.S.-Ukraine relationship is so fragile that disinfo on this would move the needle,” said JIM TOWNSEND, a former Pentagon official now affiliated with the Center for a New American Security think tank.

The overriding fear among national security experts is that the second Trump assassination attempt could trigger more election violence ahead of hotly contested presidential elections.

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