On July 13, former U.S. President and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump experienced a near-death incident when he was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, labelling it a potential act of domestic terrorism.

How did such a security lapse occur under the US Secret Service's watch? An eyewitness claimed he reported a suspicious man with a rifle on the roof, but authorities ignored him. What does this reveal about the security measures in place?

With the US elections just months away, could this incident give Trump a decisive edge over Biden? What new challenges do Democrats face now?

In this episode of Geeta's World, our host, Anna Priyadarshini, and the foreign affairs editor at India Today, TV Today Network, Geeta Mohan, discuss!

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