About this episode
The episode discusses a recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and features insights from a political violence expert.
A court in Washington DC has charged a Los Angeles man with attempting to assassinate the US president. The White House hit out after what it says was the third attempt on Donald Trump's life in as many years. We hear from one of America's foremost experts on political violence.Also in the programme: insurgents make dramatic advances in Mali; can a new political party in Israel really unseat Binyamin Netanyahu? And as the naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough approaches his century, we look back at one of his defining moments.(IMAGE: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks, flanked by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel during a press conference about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where U.S. President Donald Trump was present, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 27, 2026 / CREDIT: ReutersKylie Cooper)
People in this episode
Host: Salai Dawtcemsang
Guest: expert on political violence
Topics covered
- political violence
- assassination attempts
- Mali insurgency
- Israeli politics
- David Attenborough
Keywords
- assassination
- Trump
- political violence
- Mali
- Israel
- David Attenborough
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, White House, new political party in Israel
Places: Washington DC, Los Angeles, Mali
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