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Donald Trump and his campaign are condemning a video circulating online that depicts a violent scenario resembling an assassination attempt against President Biden. The video, played at a Trump rally in Miami, shows Biden's image superimposed onto a person being bound and gagged. The video, originally posted to Trump's Truth Social by a right-wing account, includes imagery from the series "The United States of Al," depicting the actor portraying Biden getting tied up and transported in the bed of a pickup truck. The Trump campaign claims they were unaware of the video's content prior to it being played at the event and have stated they will never show it again. The Biden campaign has strongly denounced the video, calling it a "sickening display of violence" and suggesting it reflects Trump's encouragement of political violence. They highlight Trump's history of inflammatory rhetoric and linking it to past instances of violence against political opponents and institutions, including the January 6th Capitol riot. The White House has also weighed in, condemning the video as offensive and dangerous. While the Trump campaign attempts to distance itself, the incident raises concerns about the normalization of violent rhetoric and the potential for real-world consequences. The controversy highlights the increasingly heated political climate in the lead-up to the 2024 election. find the original article here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/picture-trump-assassination-attempt-displaces-203429947.html