America's Dark History of 'Very Bad Things' Happening to Political Outsiders

"The repeated targeting of political outsiders in American history underscores the inherent risks of challenging the establishment."

The Trump assassination attempt in Butler County, Pennsylvania on July 13th underscores a troubling pattern that has persisted throughout the nation’s history.

While Trump is the first president to be prosecuted and convicted for threatening America’s elites, he is far from the first political outsider to face assassination attempts, violent threats, and “coups” for challenging the establishment.