About this episode

The episode discusses the recent assassination attempt on President Trump and the rise of political violence with expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump as new details emerge about the incident and his motivations. Expert in extremism and polarization Cynthia Miller-Idriss talks about the rise in political violence. President Trump meets with top national security officials to discuss the future of the war with Iran after the latest negotiations were abruptly canceled. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: NBC News

Guest: Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Topics covered

• political violence
• extremism
• national security
• White House Correspondents' Dinner
• Iran negotiations

Keywords

• Cole Tomas Allen
• Cynthia Miller-Idriss
• political violence
• President Trump
• Iran

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Organizations: NBC News, Simplecast, AdsWizz

Places: Iran

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