An Indomitable Spirit

Donald Trump never blinks.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures following an assassination attempt against him in Butler, Penn., July 2024.

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There’s nothing that’s happened to Donald Trump since his rise to political prominence that has made him blink, and now we can add to the list an assassination attempt.

Trump displayed remarkable sangfroid in the immediate aftermath of an effort to murder him? Yes, of course, he did. He insisted on not leaving the stage before he’d made a gesture of strength and resilience? Well, what would you expect? He took a nightmarish attack against him and turned it into an iconic image that will cement his status as a populist legend? Are you surprised?

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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