About this episode

Tony Kinnett joins Kylee Griswold to discuss the recent Trump assassination attempt and related issues of media and security.

On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Tony Kinnett, national correspondent at The Daily Signal and host of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss the latest Trump assassination attempt and what he observed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Kylee and Tony talk security failures, the media and educational ecosystem that inspired the shooter, Democrats’ violence problem, how criminals like this should be punished, and much more! Follow Tony on X: https://x.com/TheTonus The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate. Your support keeps us going.

People in this episode

Host: Kylee Griswold

Guest: Tony Kinnett

Topics covered

• Trump assassination attempt
• media influence
• Democrats' violence problem
• security failures
• criminal punishment

Keywords

• Trump
• assassination attempt
• media
• Democrats
• violence
• security
• criminals
• punishment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily Signal, The Federalist Foundation, The Federalist

Places: White House

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