Trump assassination attempt – the song: viral Mexican corrido recounts shooting
by Leila Miller in Mexico City from on (#6PAKT)
El Atentado a Trump by Conjunto Diamante Norteno adopts style long used to narrate tall tales and historical events
For centuries, Mexican corridos have narrated tall tales and historical events to the backing of accordion, guitar or brass band, preserving the memory of fictional heroes and villains - as well as real-life figures from revolutionaries to drug lords.
After a man with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, it took barely two days for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to be immortalized in a viral corrido.
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