美国是一个多元化的资本主义国家,充满了党派纷争、民族矛盾和利益集团的冲突。美国总统是国家最高行政首脑,是国家政策的具体执行者,通常被认为是政府的化身。出于一种政治传统,总统常常出现在公共场所,与选民保持密切的接触和联系,因此成为其政敌、杜会无政府主义分子、民族主义分子、甚至精神病患者发泄不满并进行报复的首选对象。因此,总统常常成为刺杀活动的主要目标,处于非常危险的境地。 The United States is a diversified capitalist country full of conflicts among party disputes, ethnic conflicts and interest groups. The United States President is the supreme executive of the country and the concrete implementer of national policies, and is often considered the embodiment of the government. Due to a political tradition, the president often appears in public places and maintains close contact and contact with the voters, thus becoming the preferred target of venting grievances and retaliation by its political opponents, national anarchists, nationalists and even mentally ill persons . Therefore, the president is often the main target of the assassination and is in a very dangerous situation.