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The episode discusses the recent assassination attempt on President Trump and its implications for political violence in the U.S.

Saturday’s attack at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was the third assassination attempt on President Trump. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas about what the attack says about the state of political violence in the U.S. and the debate over whether the Secret Service was ready to protect Trump and those around him. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Mary Louise Kelly

Guests: Greg Myre, Ryan Lucas

Topics covered

• political violence
• assassination attempts
• national security
• Secret Service
• Iran war

Keywords

• political violence
• assassination attempt
• Trump
• Secret Service
• national security

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Organizations: NPR

Places: U.S.

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