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Is Violent Rhetoric To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempt?

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In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend.

01:44—Trump’s Assassination attempt

27:06—President Joe Biden’s press conference

43:07—Republican National Convention begins today

52:08—This week’s cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

Donald Trump Bloodied in Assassination Attempt,” by Eric Boehm

Assassination Attempt,” by Liz Wolfe

Trump’s Defiance of an Assassin’s Bullet Reaffirmed Populist Appeal,” by J.D. Tuccille

The 2024 GOP Platform Barely Mentions Gun Rights,” by Jacob Sullum

Against ‘Incitement,’” by Matt Welch

In Defense of Inflamed Rhetoric,” by Jack Shafer

Blaming assassination on overheated commentary: No new tactic,” by W. Joseph Campbell

2023 American Values Survey on support for political violence

Ukrainian President…Putin?” by Liz Wolfe

Dave Weigel: What If Biden Quits?” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

Biden Can’t Shake This,” by Liz Wolfe

Biden’s BFFs Knew the Cognitive Decline Was Real,” by Robby Soave

Biden Blames the Elites,” by Liz Wolfe

The 2024 GOP Platform Promises To ‘Make America Affordable Again.’ So Why Are They Embracing Fiscal Insanity?” by Veronique de Rugy

Republicans Confirm Their Plan To Let Social Security Go Insolvent,” by Eric Boehm

Trump’s Veep: Better Burgum Than Vance or Rubio,” by Robby Soave

Bad Therapist,” by Nancy Rommelmann

‘Migrant invasion,’ mass deportations top 2024 GOP platform,” by Rafael Bernal

Trump’s Morally Retarded Plan to ‘Make America Great Again’ Through Operation Wetback and the Trump Wall,” by Shikha Dalmia

Operation Wetback (1953-54),” by Immigration History

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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.

Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve

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