Assassination attempt on former President Trump and the state of American politics
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MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests discussed the assassination attempt on former President Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
What are the implications for this week’s Republican National Committee Convention and the 2024 presidential campaign?
Guests:
Larry Jacobs is a political scientist and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of “Democracy Under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History.”
Kathryn Pearson is an associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.
MPR News host Angela Davis (left) talks with Larry Jacobs (center), political scientist and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, and Kathryn Pearson (right), associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Monday.Nikhil Kumaran | MPR NewsSubscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
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