Talk:Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania

Requested move 15 September 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. This move request has been lingering in the backlog for a while so I will go ahead and close the discussion. When the discussion first started, there were several editors who wanted to wait to see the outcome of the of the requested move of the other assassination attempt and to wait and see if the other attempt would even be categorized as such. Now that time has passed, and the other article was moved, editors here primarily supported to complete the move here. The main point that the opposition brought up is that this article is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC and the title should remain without the further disambiguation. They also noted that the requested title does not include the year and there were other proposed names that added it to the title. The supporters largely countered by stating that the new title is supported by WP:PRECISE and WP:TWODABS and, now that the other article was moved, is WP:CONSISTENT with each other. Whether calling the other incident an assassination attempt falls out of favor in the future or is forgotten is to be seen, and if so, this move can be revisited. For now, in this current discussion, there is a clear consensus to move the article to Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. (non-admin closure) cyberdog958^Talk 04:16, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

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Attempted assassination of Donald Trump → Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania – Even if the new incident doesn't get a title move it seems clear that "in Pennsylvania" would be a better title per WP:PRECISE to sufficiently differentiate the two incidents. Esolo5002 (talk) 22:48, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, there has been a second attempt Scuba 23:53, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Wait pending the outcome of the discussion on the golf club incident. --WellThisIsTheReaper ^Grim 00:03, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. SS Director just said he never had a line of sight. Does that mean it was attempted( especially since he never shot? It’s hard to say. But it must be some sort of Wikipedia page, REGARDLESS. Possible “Threats to Donald Trumps life”? IEditPolitics (talk) 21:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Security incidents involving Donald Trump contains a summary of individual incidents. I personally think "attempt" should be any plots where concrete actions were taken, even if they were foiled somewhere past the incipient stages. Assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler (sorry, Godwin) encompasses a lot of "attempts" that I would say only rise to the level of "aborted plots", but I think that page is fine as it is.-Ich (talk) 11:28, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

• ’’’Support’’’ as the incident in Florida is being described as a second assassination attempt. cookie monster 755 00:05, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support. The Florida shooting has been described (by the FBI) as an attempted assassination, so some disambiguation is needed. TE(æ)A,ea. (talk) 00:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, the FBI has called the Florida incident an assassination attempt. Benpiano800 (talk) 00:16, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Based on what I've read this still appears to be the primary topic. Too early to know for sure though. C F A 💬 00:19, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support. The FBI has already stated this was an assassination attempt. 24.139.63.156 (talk) 00:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

What's your source for this? O3000, Ret. (talk) 00:38, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Per DOJ press release, "Ryan Wesley Routh indicted for attempted assassination of former President Trump." Lunaroxas (talk) 01:28, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Wait for further developments on the golf course incident. Altorespite 🌿 02:04, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support but wait Warm Regards, Miminity (talk) (contribs) 03:02, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Obviously we have to differentiate between the two assassination attempts. They're both absolutely deserving of their own independent article.

MightyLebowski (talk) 11:28, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Mild Support: I see the recentism argument but when people search for the current title they're more likely to be searching for the second attempt which is being called an attempt pretty widely. Jtrrs0 (talk) 12:51, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

strongly support this title for the purpose of differentiating for now with a more concise and clear name being chosen at a later date DarmaniLink (talk) 12:58, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose: the location of the events seems irrelevant and does not help the reader clearly find this article vs. the other one, unless they already know detailed information about where each event took place. The dates each event took place are much more sensible for disambiguation. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 13:37, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Strong Support: as there has been second one. Car234 (talk) 13:38, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Wait for further developments. Nightmares26 (talk) 15:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, per Scuba LuxembourgLover (talk) 18:05, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support per official classification as assassination attempt. Orchastrattor (talk) 18:26, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support.. also possible support July 2024 Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump as per Unnamed anon below. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 23:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support there was recently another attempted assassination on Donald Trump which happened at a golf club just a couple of days ago, but waiting for confirmation on wether if it was targeted at Donald Trump or not, so will wait until any reliable sources confirm it. Overall, I support the name change. PEPSI697 (💬 • 📝) 07:49, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, support July 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, if it were between having the date or location, I think users would search for the date more often Kowal2701 (talk) 20:14, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Move to July 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump DimensionalFusion (talk ▪ she/her) 17:27, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Support. DOJ has indicted Ryan Routh for attempting to assassinate Trump. Lunaroxas (talk) 01:30, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

YES, CHANGE IT. It makes ZERO sense for it to just be called “Assassination attempt of Donald Trump” or whatever the article is called, when there have been TWO OF THEM. And only a month apart. I don’t get why there’s a debate on this. Eg224 (talk) 16:06, 26 September 2024 (UTC) Eg224 (talk) 16:08, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Support. Per WP:TWODABS Nightmares26 (talk) 05:04, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

How is this not over yet? SpringField23402 (talk) 03:33, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Support per nom - Jjpachano (talk) 01:28, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

• Support per proposal. For the sake of readers, it's imperative to different both assassination attempts. Nevertheless, we need to wait until this second attempt is widely comfirmed. The FBI claim is not sufficient enough.

Wår (talk) 00:25, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Wait I haven't even seen that a shot was fired. Most likely it was an attempt. But this is an encyclopedia, not a Breaking News site. Patience. O3000, Ret. (talk) 00:22, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, the other one is on par with the Las Vegas incident. Trump wasn't hurt, and no one was. This is clearly the common name Personisinsterest (talk) 00:26, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Comment: I think the date is a more obvious separation between the later attempt and this one, rather than location. So, assuming the new incident is confirmed to be an assassination attempt, move this to July 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and the other one to September 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Unnamed anon (talk) 00:46, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support Unnamed anon's proposal. Fourmidable (talk) 02:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support I think that dates would be a better way to disambiguate assassination attempts in case multiple attempts take place in the same state. Jesse Viviano (talk) 05:10, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support. Dates are better than states, people won't really know the locations as much as the time, they will know one came after the other, however. MarkiPoli (talk) 06:14, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, the dates are a much clearer way of distinguishing the two events (although "Attempted" should be in all lowercase). Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 13:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support Unnamed anon's proposal and all lowercase letters. - Sebbog13 (talk) 14:55, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support the date-based proposal. This seems a lot more clear for people who aren’t as familiar with where each event happened. PiGuy3 (talk) 23:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Too early - while the incident in Florida is being described as an assassination attempt, it is still to early to determine whether or not this will no longer be the primary topic or not. There is a strong possibility that the Pennsylvania incident will be what most people associate with when they hear "Trump assassination attempt." Bneu2013 (talk) 02:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject United States presidential elections, WikiProject United States History, WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography, WikiProject Politics, WikiProject Politics/American politics, WikiProject Pittsburgh, WikiProject Pennsylvania, WikiProject Death, WikiProject United States, and WikiProject United States Presidents have been notified of this discussion. RodRabelo7 (talk) 02:05, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose: As per WP:Precise and WP:NOYEAR, I strongly agree that the name change must include the month and year of the events occurrence, to disambiguate between the two. I would recommend the name change to something more along the lines of July 2024 Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, rather than the proposed. It is easier to tell the chronological order of the events in the title, and it is also easier to get quick context from the event in the title, being the most precise. Using the state, or even state and town name, could leave people confused by clicking on the wrong article when they wanted to view the first one instead of the second one. Furthermore, multiple news sources have stated that the FBI has deemed the September 2024 incident as an attempted assassination, as per AP News (being one of the most reliable news sources). Best, Zeke (talk) 02:26, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

I agree with this. Your recommendation (July 2024 Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump) is a lot more in line with Wikipedia naming policies. Can I has Cheezburger? (talk) 22:58, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support This is analogous to Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento and Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in San Francisco. No shots were actually fired in Sacramento, and both incidents are still well known almost 50 years later. Cullen328 (talk) 02:15, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support Adding 'in Pennsylvania' does no harm and addresses the fact that today's event is being widely referred to as an 'assassination attempt'. Readers coming here on a search for information about it should be presented with a clear and disambiguated article title, and not be expected to read hat notes to know they're not at the article they were expecting. Marcus Markup (talk) 02:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

@Marcus Markup: how do you feel about the disambiguation being the date (July 2024 vs September 2024) rather than location (in Pennsylvania vs in Florida)? Whether they should be disambiguated is one question, how they should be is another. I suggested date separation above, and would like to know if there are any issues with that suggestion. Unnamed anon (talk) 02:48, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

That would be fine. However the title gets disambiguated, that would be great. At the moment, though, I am supporting this proposal. It is not how I would phrase it, but it's better than what it is now by a mile, and I am not going to let the search for perfection get in the way of the good. Marcus Markup (talk) 03:07, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

I personally feel as though it should contain the date and month, but would July 2024 Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania be too long of a title? I'm not against the location being in the title completely, I just also feel that a date should be included in the title as well to disambiguate. Best, Zeke (talk) 02:45, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

In my opinion, it should be one or the other of date or location, not both. I'm not opposed to location either, despite suggesting date, I just personally think date would be more helpful in knowing which came first. Unnamed anon (talk) 02:52, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

That's how I feel about it as well. Date typically is the better way to disambiguate something like this than location, as the person looking for the article would more than likely be reading in chronological order rather than by what happened where Best, Zeke (talk) 02:54, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose per comments from Personisinsterest. This event will go down in history as THE attempted assassination of Donald Trump, I would describe today's event as a security incident. The best course of action in my opinion would be to keep the current title (or perhaps add a date) and then have a hatnote directed at today's incident. GMH Melbourne (talk) 03:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

GMH Melbourne, do you feel the same way about Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento? Cullen328 (talk) 03:45, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

I think what makes this event more significant is the fact that Donald Trump was actually wounded. I'd speculate also that in 50 years time, when people refer to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump they would be referring to the time he was shot in the ear instead of a security incident on a golf course. GMH Melbourne (talk) 03:57, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support There is now more than one attempted assassination of Donald Trump, so we need to specify which attempt we're talking about. 2401:7000:CA09:4700:1448:4DE9:A398:6927 (talk) 04:15, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support Per Cullen; there is a precedent for disambigulating multiple assassination attempts in this manner. This title needs to be more specific and Attempted assassination of Donald Trump should be a dab page.LM2000 (talk) 04:32, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support There are now two attempts and both are notable for standalone articles. This is based on the FBI stating they were investigating the incident as an attempted assassination. Any incident deemed by the FBI an assassination attempt of a former president warrants a standalone article as such events are extremely notable. 24.21.161.89 (talk) 05:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Comment - I still stand by my previous !vote that this is too early. However, considering that the suspect in the Florida incident does not appear to have fired or attempted to fire at Trump, is there a chance that incident should be described as an "assassination plot" and not an "assassination attempt?" Other articles use this terminology. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:10, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Well let's see here. He was observed pointing a high power rifle into the golf club and the rifle had a long distance scope and lots of 7.62 ammo (7.62 is a large caliber round, by comparison the M16 rifle is 2.37) and Trump was playing golf at the time. He was armed with a military style assault rifle and not a hunting rifle, so it's clear he was probably not hunting geese or ducks, but Trump. I see no other explanation. Secret Service wisely fired on him and he fled and left the weapon behind. I am fairly confident this was an assassination attempt whether or not he succeeded in wounding or killing Trump or getting off a shot. In this attempt, secret service did their job. The FBI has announced it was an assassination attempt and the facts seem to bear this out. Waiting until there are more complete sources stating this certainly won't hurt but at this point I think we can logically conclude this was an attempted assassination. 24.21.161.89 (talk) 05:22, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Putting any type of politics aside, it is very clear that this was an attempted assassination attempt on someone, presumably Trump, but only time will tell with any investigation conclusion. But yes, you would not hunt geese in a bush with an AK-47 (think of AR or AK as a gun of military power) (AK's are the Russian AR's), you would hunt geese from a forest that isn't super dense, or field with a hunting rifle, an AK-47 would destroy the goose. However, when armed with an AK-47 and sitting in a bush, you are most likely hunting wild Trump in their natural habitat, especially when one is 400 yards away from you. Best, Zeke (talk) 05:33, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Media sources are calling this an attempted assassination (1, 2). Given that the suspect was actually camped out with a firearm, this went beyond a mere plot. 203.211.104.189 (talk) 06:30, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, recentism aside, this is still the primary topic as it was the only assassination attempt in which shots were actually fired at Trump. Also, if we need to disambiguate both, we should use the months (July 2024 and September 2024) rather than the states they took place in – the only reason we use the states to disambiguate Ford's two assassination attempts is because they took place in the same month. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 07:24, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, we're going to have to differentiate. Joe (talk) 08:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose: WP:RECENTISM. As Trump was injured in the July event, it nearly is certain to return its primary topic status within a few weeks. The September incident is roughly as significant as the 2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident, yet Attempted assassination of Donald Trump is not a disambiguation page. A hatnote atop this article suffices. In the case of a move, I would prefer month disambiguation rather than location disambiguation for the reasons described by @Chaotic Enby. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 14:07, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support Title should be changed in order to reflect that there was another assassination attempt. Johnny Rose 11 (talk) 16:32, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose - if this new one pans out, "First" and "Second" are more concise. Guettarda (talk) 19:19, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

  Still think it's too recent, but I also like Unnamed anon's suggestion of July 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and September 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Guettarda (talk) 19:21, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose: this one is a clear primary topic in the long run as far as impact and historical significance. It made its way onto ITN, while the golf incident was SNOW opposed for inclusion. Left guide (talk) 20:29, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• Comment - Most sources now say the suspect did not fire a shot. Most likely this was an assassination attempt. But wouldn't it be nice if an encyclopedia waited to know what was actually going on as opposed to trying to beat some imaginary competition? O3000, Ret. (talk) 20:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose: This is clearly the primary topic. C F A 💬 20:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support Prevents confusion of people searching for the more recent incident.JMM12345 (talk) 00:02, 17 September 2024 (UTC)JMM12345
• Wait. The overwhelming term being used to describe the September 15 incident is "attempted assassination attempt" (see for instance CNN, AP, Washington Post, NYT, NPR, CBS, NBC). This would imply that disambiguation of some form is necessary, and the question is whether there's a clear primary topic between the two events. It's difficult to make that call in the immediate aftermath. There's some decent logic for presuming this will remain the primary topic, but right now it's really impossible to say (and hard to say where Trump International Golf Club shooting will wind up, for that matter; there's an RM open on that page too). Dylnuge ^{(Talk • Edits)} 01:35, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

  @Dylnuge: You mean, "apparent assassination attempt"? :) –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 02:24, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

  Whoops! I just meant "assassination attempt", though my brain apparently merged that in with "attempted assassination". "Apparent" definitely appears in many sources too (though not all my linked ones; WaPo uses "potential" and NYT and NBC both don't use an adjective at all). Dylnuge ^{(Talk • Edits)} 12:37, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strong oppose Is that really the best we can come up with? Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania? I would much rather support the July 2024 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump than that. Although at the exact same time, this is the most infamous assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The recent attempt has no causalities and is very much on par with the 2016 Las Vegas incident. Every other assassination attempt article has a title similar to this page. It would be ridiculous to rename this page due to an extremely recent event. It's just embarrassing seeing that 90% of the support for the name change is failing to understand that the recent incident is nothing unusual. Trump has survived 6 assassination attempts. Look at how many attempts other presidents have survived and see how only the ones which caused casualties get this treatment. This attempt is on par with those attempts in that regard, while the recent attempt is not. Therefore, this change is not only unnecessary, but poorly runs off the tongue. MountainJew6150 (talk) 02:41, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Trump has survived 6 assassination attempts... you say, while defending having this article title phrased as if there were but one. I admit: I am completely perplexed by your logic. Marcus Markup (talk) 02:49, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Whether you agree or not, their logic is straightforward if you read their following sentence: "Look at how many attempts other presidents have survived and see how only the ones which caused casualties get this treatment". Their point is that security incidents similar to the Trump International Golf Club shooting look like 2011 White House shooting (or even Barack Obama assassination plot in Denver or Barack Obama assassination plot in Tennessee). Dylnuge ^{(Talk • Edits)} 12:45, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

WP:OTHERSTUFF arguments deserve, and usually receive, little weight with closers. Marcus Markup (talk) 12:59, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

That's a deletion ATA; in MRs consistency with the naming conventions of other similar articles is a core part of WP:AT. Dylnuge ^{(Talk • Edits)} 14:50, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. The only shots fired were by Secret Service. We don't have articles on the "attempted assassination of Barack Obama" when Taylor Taranto was arrested near his home with bomb-making equipment. Guy (help! - typo?) 17:36, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose - RSS are using "apparent assassination attempt", simply assuming the incident in Florida is an assassination attempt without RSS verification is pure OR. I also agree with JzG's above comment.--estar8806 (talk) ★ 19:38, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support RSs have estalbished what happened in Florida was an attempted assassination so a disambiguation is needed.  Spy-cicle💥  ^Talk? 21:46, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

  Disambiguation is only required for the other article. This article is evidently still the primary topic for "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump", so it doesn't have to move anywhere. The other article can be (and already is) linked from a hatnote. C F A 💬 23:59, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support. Per WP:TWODABS, “if an ambiguous term has no primary topic, then that term needs to lead to a disambiguation page.” So here. Each assassination attempt is equally significant, and it’s equally likely that someone searching this term will be looking for the Florida incident as compared with the Pennsylvania incident. Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:15, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
• Mild Support, but I think the article should be Attempted assassination of Donald Trump (July 2024) as the date is the more important & informative differential vs the location. --ZimZalaBim ^talk 03:35, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
• Weak Support Not wild about the proposed new name, but there have now been two confirmed assassination attempts. We need to differentiate them. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:38, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
  • @Ad Orientem: what new name would you propose? Some users, including me, have suggested differentiating them by date (July and September), but I'm wondering if you have an idea that might be better. Unnamed anon (talk) 04:36, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
•  Administrator note I have overturned an improper WP:INVOLVED close here made by User:Scu ba. See move review. Elli (talk | contribs) 04:07, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose There was an attempt in 2016 too. It is not still considered important, and the golf course incident won't be either. In ten years, when someone hears the term "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump", they will think of the time someone actually shot him. QuicoleJR (talk) 11:09, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose: the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump" is certainly the one where he was actually shot and that lead to the iconic raised-fist photographs, bandage at the GOP convention, etc. Add a hatnote to Security incidents involving Donald Trump or Attempted assassination of Donald Trump (disambiguation) to link to the other(s), but this is the primary topic for this article title. PK-WIKI (talk) 20:10, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
• Weak Support - per the various reasons provided. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 10:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 18:59, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
• Comment: The other event is now unambiguously an assassination attempt. The perpetrator specifically wrote that he intended to assassinate Trump. There can still be arguments that the time Trump was actually injured could be the primary topic (though to give my two cents I personally disagree with treating this one as the primary topic), but there should now be zero doubt as to whether it was an assassination attempt. Unnamed anon (talk) 18:41, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
• Ridiculous to keep debating: Change it already. It doesn't matter how you refer to it as long as it makes it clear. Then once it is changed, everyone can have another debate about whether to change it to something else - if you really must. It is detrimental that this is not being referred to in an unambiguous way. Everyone thinks about both incidents in the same category of things.Quadrow (talk) 18:47, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Wounding a former president is the clear PTOPIC on significance over a failed plot IMO. Charlotte (Queen of Hearts • talk) 00:08, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support – Considering that there was more than one attempt. Svartner (talk) 00:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

  Shooter himself said it was an assassination attempt too WarRobotDoge (talk) 02:40, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose - This should be the primary topic because the September 15, 2024 incident did not get anywere as close as this one got. In the September 15 incident, the would-be assassin did not fire a single shot. It was the Secret Service who did the shooting. The Mountain of Eden (talk) 16:51, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support A sensible disambiguation, clearly the second was an assassination attempt as well. Pawnkingthree (talk) 22:37, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support Now that the incident that occurred in Florida has been charged as an assassination attempt moving this article and replacing it with a disambiguation page makes the most sense. Kcmastrpc (talk) 11:32, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
• For some more on-wiki evidence as to why this is the primary topic, Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida has had 180 000 page views in the past 30 days. Attempted assassination of Donald Trump had 1.5 million page views on July 14th alone (over 4.5 million now). Anecdotally, I'm Canadian, and the one time I heard about the Florida attempt off-wiki was during a 5-minute CBC News segment on the day it happened. Never heard about it again (in contrast to the July attempt, which took up the entire evening news block and was talked about well into the end of the month). I really don't see how anyone could argue that the Florida attempt (comparable to the 2016 incident) is as significant as the July attempt. But I digress. C F A 💬 01:47, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

  Your comments seem to be aligned with an "Oppose" position. Why aren't you prefacing your comment with a bold-faced "Oppose"? The Mountain of Eden (talk) 22:27, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

  Probably because one is not supposed to !vote twice. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 15:30, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

  Didn't see CFA's !vote from 20:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC), and their comment above does not seem like a reply to anybody. The Mountain of Eden (talk) 21:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC) The Mountain of Eden (talk) 21:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

• Support – Because of enough similarities disambiguation is preferable. Twice a lone gunman was able to get up close to Trump on a public place with swift actions requiring from the Secret Service. Sidney.Cortez (talk) 03:15, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
• Comment: The support !votes seem fundamentally weak since absolutely none of them address or rebut the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC arguments presented by several opposers. Left guide (talk) 11:12, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

  I think it's far too early to determine a primary topic, per WP:PT2. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 15:41, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

  Are we seriously going to argue that the attempt where Trump was actually shot (and where someone died) is not the primary topic in terms of long-term significance...? C F A 💬 21:16, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

  I agree, a lot of the support !votes are weak. By many of the same arguments, we should give equal weight to the 2016 incident (which probably next to no one remembers). Although there is no way to determine whether or not this will always be the case, I think it has been demonstrated that the Pennsylvania incident is the primary topic. Just the pageviews on the day of the incidents (1.5 million vs 82k) demonstrate how these were fundamentally different. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:34, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

• Support to disambiguate from Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 16:30, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support it doesn't make sense to me not specify the place where this attempt of assassination had place. And mostly after the new Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida.--LordEdurod97 (talk) 18:06, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support For the sake of clarity. The current title is vague and too generalized. It should be made consistent with attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida. Keivan.f^Talk 04:16, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support because of the more recent attempt. Professor Penguino (talk) 04:40, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
• Leave as is: nothing to see here.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:16, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

  I know that there was a 2nd assassination attempt in Florida, so I support this article move 92.236.30.187 (talk) 15:38, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

I support the move 2601:282:4700:272:45F5:4DEE:234A:2B20 (talk) 18:20, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support as per WP:PRECISE. The generic title fails to identify where and in what context the assassination attempt occurred. The FBI has charged the culprit behind the golf course attempt as an assassination attempt so it makes sense to differentiate the two articles. No need to wait any longer the move request should be speedily made. Please close this rename discussion it's been here for 15 fays, more than enough time to see what happens. 24.21.161.89 (talk) 23:18, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
• Strong Support for the clear factual reason that Trump experienced two assassination attempts, one in Pennsylvania, and one soon after in Florida. Thus, they need differentiation. Why are we even debating this any longer? TheKingLives (talk) 22:13, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

• Strong Support because the existing title is too generic, and as there have now been two assassination attempts within a two-month period of one another on the same person, though they occurred in two different states, I think it's time we change the title of this article to reflect that this one is about the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Unknown0124 (talk) 17:59, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

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Trump shouted fight, not mouthed

Trump SHOUTED the word "Fight" multiple times, he did not merely mouth the words. Multiple sources, as well as Trump's own RNC speech, confirm this. 192.42.55.22 (talk) 02:57, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Can you provide a link to a reliable source that says this? --Super Goku V (talk) 05:50, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

All sources that I've seen have said he MOUTHED the words Best, Zeke (talk) 11:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

That is my understanding as well. --Super Goku V (talk) 21:04, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

In the RNC speech Trump gave here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5NgBZXdtI he says that he shouted "Fight, fight, fight" about ten minutes into the speech. (10:27 - 11:02) Billybob2002 (talk) 01:13, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Trump says he did. But we need a reliable source that confirms it to include. Do we have a link to a reliable source that says this? --Super Goku V (talk) 04:39, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Doesn't mouthing the words "fight fight fight" simply involve opening and closing your mouth 3 times like a goldfish? Polygnotus (talk) 09:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Exactly. What Trump actually did was communicate an emotion, and in a way for the history books. Labeling that a "mouthing" diminishes his accomplishment (and I have to suspect that's intentional) but that's the way the sources do it, so that's how it'll have to be here. Marcus Markup (talk) 13:16, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Rename to Attempted assassination of Donald Trump (July 2024)?

Since the hatnote says "This article is about the July 2024 assassination attempt. For the September 2024 incident...", shouldn't the title include the date as the differentiator, and not the location? (And the same with Trump International Golf Club shooting, probably, which I'll take up there). --ZimZalaBim ^talk 17:41, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Aw, I opened another topic without looking! Yeah, I wholeheartedly agree with you. 2601:44:180:98B0:559:3AEE:E206:A0AA (talk) 21:25, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

See the move discussion five sections above this one. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 21:33, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Use another photo of Trump shot on the infobox.

While we can't use the most famous image of Trump due to it being copyrighted and already used once on the article about it, we can still use a different photo of him shot if it is only used on this article. MountainDew20 (talk) 19:43, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

File:Shooting_of_Donald_Trump.webp - "Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) The moment has passed, and this is a historic event. No new free images of the event may be created, and even audience amateur video of the event will not capture the full extent of the injuries and his unique pose at that moment"

I struggle to see how a different photo could be used in this article, especially after all of the debates that occurred about using this photo. --Super Goku V (talk) 08:06, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

The titles are actually interchangable.

I see that the titles are interchangable but, maybe we shouldn't change it just to keep it clear. 2601:483:400:1CD0:7DB7:53B4:C60:78D3 (talk) 15:53, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

What titles? Slatersteven (talk) 17:11, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

"the former president"

@Neveselbert: When a source refers to Trump as "the former president", he already has been mentioned earlier in the source, so the definite article can be used. That usage does not make sense when Trump is being defined in the first sentence of this article, as multiple former presidents exist. Therefore, an indefinite article should be used. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 21:22, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

That's not how it works. There isn't any other former president by the name of Donald Trump, so the definite article is indeed warranted in this context. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 22:33, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Should this article's name be changed?

The name 'Attempted assassination of Donald Trump' seems to be not specific enough, now that there have been two. The name of the other attempt's article is 'Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida'-should this article be renamed to 'Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania' ? 2601:44:180:98B0:559:3AEE:E206:A0AA (talk) 21:23, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

This is already being discussed. Look further up the page. Pawnkingthree (talk) 22:35, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Article for Corey Comperatore

Corey Comperatore, the man who was killed by Mr. Crooks in the assassination attempt, should be split into his own article just like Thomas Delahanty, a victim of the Ronald Reagan shooting who would otherwise not have his own article (even if he was not murdered). DementiaGaming (talk) 20:27, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

I would argue Thomas Delahanty fails 1E and should be deleted. C F A 💬 20:31, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

The only way we're going to find out if it fails BLP1E is to create the article and see if the community decides to keep it. There was a deletion discussion regarding Thomas Delahanty based on BLP1E, and while it wasn't much of a discussion, the result was keep. Kcmastrpc (talk) 20:37, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 October 2024

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

In the section Entertainment affected:

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Black later said via Instagram that he would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.

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Black later said via Instagram that he "would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form."

• Why it should be changed:

Wrap in quotes since it is the same as in the source

Calbabreaker (talk) 17:40, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done Bowler the Carmine | talk 23:14, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 October 2024

Dylpickle874 (talk) 18:02, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I noticed some minor problems here, so that's why I came to fix it. Nothing more. That's all.

You have e not told us what they are. Slatersteven (talk) 18:12, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Attempted assassination of Donald Trump (disambiguation) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 14:37, 11 October 2024 (UTC)