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Zohran Mamdani is not backing down
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this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2025
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People often say like "You can't just shoot trump, you'll make him a martyr and hyper energize his base!" I don't know if that's true. I like to think that if Zohran was assassinated, people would push harder for his vision and legacy. But a lot of people are also kind of just.. not all the way here.
Difference is Trump is much more on national level. Bigger game.
Trumps following is quite cult-like, so there's a chance. But I think it's very likely that, even if they continue to idolize trump, the movement will be extremely split instead of rallying behind one person.
I'm honestly kinda surprised no one has tried again, take some inspiration from ukraine and it seems very hard for him to actually be safe from attempts.
the first 2-3 times were allegedly staged, so thats why there isnt anymore attempts.