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Armed Man Breaching Mar-a-Lago Perimeter Shot Dead

Published FEB 22

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Above: Palm Beach County Police helicopter patrol near Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 8, 2024. Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 25% chance that the next assassination of a sitting U.S. president will occur after Jan. 1, 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.