Trump's America Is Continuing Its Slide Into The Abyss

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing political violence in the U.S. and its implications for the country's future.

At the White House Correspondents' Dinner we saw the latest in a growing line of incidents of political violence directed at President Donald Trump and other members of his cabinet. Like previous attempts, this one failed. But each time nonetheless pushes the United States further and further into the sort of polarised mindset you would associate with civil war. Can the country halt the downward slide, or will the various players simply follow the immediate incentives in front of them and keep feeding the beast? Let's discuss.

People in this episode

Host: Mallen Baker

Topics covered

• political violence
• polarization
• civil war
• Trump administration
• U.S. politics

Keywords

• Trump
• political violence
• civil war
• polarization
• U.S. politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House

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