'Assassination attempt on Trump reopens chilling chapter,' reports US media

The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump is a "horrific moment" for America and a "sobering reminder" of the threat that political violence poses to democracy in the country ahead of the high-stakes presidential election, the US media commented on Sunday.

Trump, 78, survived an attempt on his life on Saturday when a young shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear.

Americans received a sobering reminder on Saturday of the threat that political violence poses to our democracy, The New York Times said.

"It is now incumbent on political leaders of both parties and on Americans individually and collectively, to resist a slide into further violence and the type of extremist language that fuels it. Saturday's attack should not be taken as a provocation or a justification," it said.

"Americans also must be clear-eyed about the challenge that is confronting this nation. Saturday's events cannot be written off as an ...