On Saturday, a 20-year-old white male came within a quarter inch of throwing the greatest nation in the world into chaos. While little is known about this young man, Gen Z’s response to the assassination attempt is alarming. By Sunday, the hashtag #theymissed began trending on social media, with some 20,000 posts expressing sadness or anger that Donald Trump was not killed.
Signs of radicalization have been growing. Last December, a Harvard poll showed that 60% of Gen Z thought Hamas’s slaughter of innocent Israelis was justified. What does this portend for the future of our nation?
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