About this episode
The episode discusses the rise of political violence in America, focusing on the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. The White House says Saturday’s attack is the third 'assassination attempt' on Donald Trump in the last two years. But what do we know about Allen? And what does this all tell us about the rise of political violence in America? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: David Charter, assistant editor, US, The Times and The Sunday Times. Nick Bryant, journalist and author of Forever War America's Unending Conflict With Itself and the Substack History Never Ended. Host: Manveen Rana Producers: Julia Webster and Olivia Case We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Cole Tomas Allen: who is the alleged gunman at correspondents’ dinner? Further listening: Can King Charles fix the special relationship? Clips: The Obama White House / YouTube, C-SPAN, OverDriveGamesAnime / YouTube, ABC, CBS, NBC, The New Yorker, KATU News. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times…
People in this episode
Host: Manveen Rana
Guests: David Charter, Nick Bryant
Topics covered
- political violence
- assassination attempts
- US politics
- media coverage
- current events
Keywords
- political violence
- assassination
- Donald Trump
- Cole Tomas Allen
- White House correspondents' dinner
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Organizations: The Times, The Sunday Times, Acast
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