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Reagan’s Attempted Assassin, John Hinckley Jr. Condemns Trump’s Would-Be Assassin

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John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and was released from court oversight on June 15, 2022.

Owen Lavine
Owen Lavine 

Breaking News Intern

White House Press Secretary James Brady and District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty lie wounded on the ground after John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan
Reagan Library via Reuters
Owen Lavine

Owen Lavine

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