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John Hinckley Jr., Sirhan Sirhan Debate Shooter’s Motives On CNN (www.theonion.com)
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[–] Bldck@beehaw.org 8 points 5 months ago

John Hinckley Jr. attempted to kill Ronald Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster.

Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert Kennedy as he was running for president. Sirhan was born in Jerusalem prior to the establishment of state of Israel. He is a citizen of Jordan. He was motivated to assassinate Bobby over the latter’s support for Israel.