The United States’ 2024 presidential election took a violent turn on Saturday afternoon, July 13 when presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump became the target of an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Prominent Democrats, from President Joe Biden to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to former President Barack Obama, forcefully condemned the attack in no uncertain terms — emphasizing that such violence has no place in U.S. politics. But Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) was among the far-right Republicans who blamed Biden for the attack. In an article published on July 14, Salon’s A…