Middlebury College professor talks Trump assassination attempt [Video]

On Monday, the Republican National Convention kicked off following the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump over the weekend.In the aftermath, many people are still trying to understand what happened and what a high-profile assassination attempt means for the state of politics in the country.While the investigation is ongoing into the shooting, there are a lot of unanswered questions, such as why the suspect shot at the former president.However, Middlebury College associate professor of political science Matthew Dickinson said one thing is clear: people from across the country are standing up to condemn this act of violence.Dickinson acknowledged that there is a lot that remains unknown about the attack at this time.”I think we should just step back here and try not to draw broader conclusions about the state of politics based on this very tragic incident,” said Dickinson.However, he said that the incident’s silver lining is that people …