Trump gets shot, the Harris ‘Brat’ summer and MAGA’s White House return: The political moments that defined 2024
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One presidential election, two assassination attempts and hundreds of rallies filled the 2024 political headlines. But it didnt’ stop there. Donald Trump bleeding on stage, Joe Biden dropping out of the race and MAGA moving back into DC were just some of the top political moments that 2024 had to offer.
![[A now-iconic photo of Donald Trump raising his fist after being shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/17/14/SEI231651580.jpg)
But those were hardly the only ones. Lil John brings the Democrats to their feet, politicians showing up on Saturday Night Live and talk of trash (in bins and in jokes) filled headlines. Here is a look back at the top political moments of the last year and some of the memorable scenes you may have forgotten:.
![[Arizona delegate Joe Neglia fashioned his ‘bandage’ out of paper at the 2024 Republican National Convention]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/17/14/SEI213128588.jpg)
While appearing on stage with Donald Trump in January, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott awkwardly interrupted the then-presidential candidate’s speech to declare, “I just love you.”. One of the most meme-worthy moments this year came from the State of the Union when President Biden spotted Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene decked out in Trump merch.
![[Hulk Hogan rips his tank top at the Republican National Convention as he gives his suport to Trump and JD Vance]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/26/12/GettyImages-2162607121.jpg)
Alabama Senator Katie Britt went viral for giving a strange, overly dramatic Republican rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union address in March. Republican Representative John Rose, of Tennessee, attempted to give a speech on the House floor but his six-year-old son stole the show by making faces at the camera in June.
![[Rashida Tlaib holds a ‘war criminal’ sign during Netanyahu’s address to Congress]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/24/21/GettyImages-2163508986.jpg)
During the first presidential debate in June, Biden faltered, stumbled, and misstated facts about Trump, leading many to believe he was unfit to run for another term. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy refused to let former representative Matt Gaetz interrupt his interview with CNN and outed Gaetz for having an ethics complaint for “sleeping with a 17-year-old.”.
![[Elon Musk, jumping on stage, at a Trump rally. The two formed a strong friendship in 2024]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/23/13/SEI232811539.jpg)
