Is political violence becoming America's 'new normal'?

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  Welcome to The Point with me, Li Xin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

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  What has gone wrong in America?

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  The White House Correspondents' Dinner descended into chaos on Saturday after a suspect armed with multiple guns and knives

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  charged past security in an apparent attempt to reach U.S. President Donald Trump.

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  Shots were fired and the president, his wife and vice president,

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  as well as other high-ranking cabinet members and lawmakers were quickly evacuated.

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  Journalists on site describe the scene as total panic and pandemonium.

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  Although President Trump praised the security staff for doing a great job,

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  it has raised serious questions about the president's security detail.

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  But the larger question remains on the motivations of the suspect,

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  Cole Toss Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from California.

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  If established that Allen was indeed targeting the president,

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