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The Reason Roundtable: Is Violent Rhetoric To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempt?
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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend.
01:44—Trump's Assassination attempt
27:06—President Joe Biden's press conference
43:07—Republican National Convention begins today
52:08—This week's cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
"Donald Trump Bloodied in Assassination Attempt," by Eric Boehm
"Assassination Attempt," by Liz Wolfe
"Trump's Defiance of an Assassin's Bullet Reaffirmed Populist Appeal," by J.D. Tuccille
"The 2024 GOP Platform Barely Mentions Gun Rights," by Jacob Sullum
"Against 'Incitement,'" by Matt Welch
"In Defense of Inflamed Rhetoric," by Jack Shafer
"Blaming assassination on overheated commentary: No new tactic," by W. Joseph Campbell
'The #1 thing that you need to do is…to make it harder to hire illegal aliens in the first place.' In calling for 'large-scale deportations,' @JDVance1 calls for targeting businesses, which is a shift from traditional GOP priorities. pic.twitter.com/h840L24G6r
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) June 18, 2024
2023 American Values Survey on support for political violence
"Ukrainian President…Putin?" by Liz Wolfe
"Dave Weigel: What If Biden Quits?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
"Biden Can't Shake This," by Liz Wolfe
"Biden's BFFs Knew the Cognitive Decline Was Real," by Robby Soave
"Biden Blames the Elites," by Liz Wolfe
"The 2024 GOP Platform Promises To 'Make America Affordable Again.' So Why Are They Embracing Fiscal Insanity?" by Veronique de Rugy
"Republicans Confirm Their Plan To Let Social Security Go Insolvent," by Eric Boehm
"Trump's Veep: Better Burgum Than Vance or Rubio," by Robby Soave
"Bad Therapist," by Nancy Rommelmann
"'Migrant invasion,' mass deportations top 2024 GOP platform," by Rafael Bernal
Jesus Fucking Christ. The @OhioState University should be deeply embarrassed by this alum. https://t.co/cEUYVDUo18
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 14, 2024
"Trump's Morally Retarded Plan to 'Make America Great Again' Through Operation Wetback and the Trump Wall," by Shikha Dalmia
"Operation Wetback (1953-54)," by Immigration History
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve
- Video Editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunt Beaty
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