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Analysis: Trump's attack upended everything, Biden's gaffe is irrelevant

The Telegraph article notes that Trump will announce his running mate at the Republican National Convention next Monday. Already tight security measures are likely to be tightened further in response to major security bugs. But the rhetoric of Trump supporters will also be different. Trump supporters have already claimed that the assassination attempt was his latest battle to "save America", a narrative that will now dominate the campaign. After the attack, Trump said, "It's unbelievable that this kind of behavior happened in our country". The subtext of this statement is clear: America is broken and he will fix it with the help of his supporters. The shooting will upend an already volatile campaign. Now any remaining doubts about Trump's victory are receding, and Biden's gaffe earlier this week now seems irrelevant.