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Word had gotten to the Trump camp that Biden was being pushed out. Their entire strategy going into the campaign was going to be attacking Biden's frailty and cognitive decline. If he dropped out, that strategy went out the window and they'd be scrambling right as election season proper kicked off.
Couple that with Trump being strong armed by Thiel into picking his literal who plant for the VP slot, which would bring exactly zero new enthusiasm to the ticket, and a staged shooting became just what they needed to inject a fresh wave of life into Trump 24.