By Abiola Olawale
The chances of former United States President Donald Trump winning the 2024 US presidential election received huge boost weekend after suffering from what has been regarded as attempted assassination.
According to bookmakers in the US, Trump’s chances of defeating incumbent President Joe Biden in the forthcoming American presidential election took a huge leap.
On Saturday, prior to the assassination attempt, Trump’s odds of winning the 2024 presidential election were 8/15 (65.2 percent) according to William Hill, a United Kingdom based betting company.
However, after the shooting, this was slashed to a 4/11 (73.3 percent) chances of Trump achieving victory.
The New Diplomat reports that Trump was said to be the target of an assassination attempt on Saturday at a Pennsylvania political campaign rally.
A barrage of gunfire set off panic, with Secret Service agents swarming the former president after a series of gunshots. He was quickly bundled off stage and into a waiting vehicle and has since returned home to New Jersey.
Since the incident, US President Joe Biden, Vice president Kamala Harris; French President Emmanuel Macron; Former president George W. Bush among other world leaders have condemned the attack.
