Man who tried to assassinate Reagan says ‘violence is not the way to go’

John Hinckley Jr tweets give peace a chance' in wake of Trump assassination attempt - drawing bemused responses

John Hinckley Jr, who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981, has waded into the discourse around the recent attempted assassination of Donald Trump in a social media post seemingly disavowing his own past actions.

Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance," Hinckley wrote on X on Wednesday, sentiments that drew a welter of bemused and often ironic responses.