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Second Trump assassination attempt: This time, Secret Service did better

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The suspected would-be shooter was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh , AP reports.

He had expressed support for Mr. Trump on social media but later seemed to grow disaffected.

The FBI says it is investigating the incident as an assassination attempt.

The July 13 shooting of former President Barack Obama at a rally in Pennsylvania was botched.

Congress is digging into what happened at the July rally through a number of investigations.

The first time law enforcement noticed the would-be assassin was an hour and 45 minutes before the shooting.

The Secret Service stepped up its protection of Mr. Trump , whose team was denied assets it had requested though not on that particular day.