About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump and its historical context.
A man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump after trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner. The 31-year-old was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shot gun, and three knives as he charged past security. A White House security review’s been launched to understand how this person managed to get so close to the President. So how should we understand this moment? Is it part of a long historical pattern, or something new? And what are the risks of copycat attacks, political escalation, and the way this is reported? Today on The Front Page, University of Waikato international law professor Alexander Gillespie is with us to unpack the history, the legal questions, and what it all means from here. Host/Producer: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Executive Producer: Jane Yee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Chelsea Daniels
Guest: Alexander Gillespie
Topics covered
- assassination attempt
- political violence
- historical patterns
- copycat attacks
- security reviews
- media reporting
Keywords
- Trump
- assassination
- security
- politics
- copycat
- media
- law
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NZ Herald, White House, University of Waikato
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