Ronald Reagan’s Would-Be Killer Takes to Social Media To Condemn Violence Days After Attack on President Trump

John Hinckley Jr., the man behind President Reagan’s failed assassination attempt, says to ‘give peace a chance’ on social media platform X.

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John Hinckley Jr. arrives at court at Washington, D.C., in November 2003. AP/Evan Vucci

NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Published: Jul 17, 2024, 05:07 PM ET
Updated:Jul 17, 2024, 05:38 PM ET

As politicians, businessmen, and Hollywood celebrities alike take to social media to condemn Saturday’s near-fatal attack on President Trump, an unlikely voice emerges in the din: John Hinckley Jr. — the man who tried to assassinate President Reagan in 1981.

Ronald Reagan’s Would-Be Killer Takes to Social Media To Condemn Violence Days After Attack on President Trump

Ronald Reagan’s Would-Be Killer Takes to Social Media To Condemn Violence Days After Attack on President Trump

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