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The latest news shows that the photo of the 20-year-old gunman who shot Trump has been exposed. The gun was legally purchased by his father. An explosive device was found in his car, and the clothes he wore when committing the crime attracted attention.

Trump's schedule remained unchanged after the attack. Public data shows that Trump's chances of winning the 2024 presidential election have risen sharply from 60% to 70%. Biden ordered an independent review of the rally where Trump was shot.

After Trump was attacked, global funds may further flow to safe-haven assets. Some analysts warned that we should be wary of the volatility of the US bond market. According to Bank of America, the price of gold may rebound to $3,000.

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Photo exposure

According to the Global Times, sources said that an explosive device was found in the car of the suspect in the Trump shooting.

The report said the car belonged to 20-year-old Pennsylvania man Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was previously identified by the FBI as the gunman who shot former President Trump.

Thomas Matthew Crooks identified as Trump shooter

During the tracking process, the relevant departments discovered that the gun found at the shooting scene was legally purchased by the gunman's father.

American media obtained and released photos of Crooks from his high school yearbook and 2022 high school graduation ceremony.

Crooks at his high school graduation

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The murderer's clothing attracted attention

The gunman's clothing attracted attention. The T-shirt he wore was related to "one of the most popular gun channels" on American social media.

The suspect reportedly appeared to be wearing merchandise promoted by one of the most popular gun channels on social media.

He was wearing a gray T-shirt with an American flag on the sleeve and partially blurred letters. The shirt's appearance and font matched those sold on the website of the social media gun channel "Wreck Farm."

After growing speculation online, it was reported that "Wreck Farm" and its founder posted the photo on social media and wrote: "What the heck."

The Destruction Farm, which reportedly has more than 11 million subscribers on social media, frequently posts videos about various types of guns and is one of the largest online channels dedicated to testing guns.

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Trump's chances of winning the election increase

On July 14 local time, former US President Trump said after the attack that he planned to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin that day, and this plan had not changed because of the initial consideration of postponing the trip.

Trump said on social media that "based on yesterday's horrible events," he had planned to postpone his trip and the Republican National Convention, but had just decided that "I cannot forcibly change my schedule or other things because of a gunman or potential assassin," so he will travel to Milwaukee at 3:30 pm that day as originally planned.

According to data from the prediction website Polymarket, after the attack, Trump's probability of winning the 2024 presidential election increased significantly from 60% to 70%.

Xochitel Hinojosa, the Justice Department's director of public affairs, said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland canceled his planned travel and will remain in Washington, D.C., to closely monitor the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump.

Hinojosa said Garland had received regular briefings on the attack at the Trump rally and "this morning he met with personnel and partners from across the government."

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Biden ordered

On the afternoon of July 14th local time, US President Biden delivered a speech at the White House, condemning the assassination attempt on former President Trump, and said he had ordered an independent review of the Pennsylvania campaign rally where the shooting occurred to "assess what happened."

Biden reiterated that "this kind of violence has no place in America," once again stressed the importance of unity, and "urged people not to make assumptions about the shooter's motives or affiliations."

Biden said he had a "brief but friendly call" with Trump on the evening of July 13 local time, and he was "pleased that Trump is in good condition."

Biden said he has directed the U.S. Secret Service to review all security arrangements for the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It is reported that Biden will also deliver a national speech at 20:00 local time on July 14.

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Gold is going to skyrocket?

After Trump was attacked, global funds may further flow into safe-haven assets. Bitcoin has responded quickly over the weekend and has risen sharply.

According to Bank of America, gold prices could rebound to $3,000 in the next 12-18 months.

A Citibank report believes that the positive growth trend of gold consumption in 2024 may push spot trading to a record high of US$2,400-2,600 per ounce in the second half of 2024; under the baseline scenario, the target price of gold in mid-2025 is US$2,800-3,000 per ounce.

Some analysts also said that we should be wary of fluctuations in the U.S. bond market.

So far, the U.S. federal government has spent $855 billion more than it did in fiscal year 2024. In fiscal year 2023, the government's deficit spending was $1.7 trillion. In other words, the current total debt of the United States exceeds $32 trillion!

“I do think the bond market will realize at some point that Trump has a better chance of winning the White House than any of his rivals, and I continue to think that as the odds of his election go up, so does the odds of bond market volatility,” said Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research Inc.

Generally speaking, gold prices will be boosted when there are large fluctuations in the sovereign bond market.

Comprehensive source: Global Times, CCTV News, etc.

Editor: Chen Lixiang

Proofreading: Yang Lilin