What to know about the attempted assassination of Trump
For the first time in more than four decades, someone who has been president of the United States was wounded in an assassination attempt. Former President Donald Trump’s injuries aren’t life-threatening, but Saturday’s shooting in Pennsylvania could make an already divisive presidential campaign even more volatile. John Yang reports.
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The political fallout of the Trump rally shooting
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As lawmakers and delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week to officially nominate Trump for the 2024 presidential race, what was meant to be a celebration has taken on a different tone in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt. Lisa Desjardins joins Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest developments.
Why political violence is on the rise in the United States
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Studies show that over the past decade, there has been a steady increase in political violence and threats against public officials, like Saturday’s attempted assassination of Trump. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, joins Ali Rogin to discuss how we got to this point.
How Trump’s assassination attempt compares Reagan’s in 1981
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Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump brought immediate comparisons to the 1981 attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life. Judy Woodruff was there that day as NBC’s White House correspondent. She joins John Yang to reflect on how these two moments compare and on the historical context of today’s political volatility.
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