Foiled again: a second attempt on Trump

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With less than eight weeks to go to the presidential election, tension is running high after a <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/16/another-attempt-on-donald-trumps-life-will-shake-up-the-election?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source= ...

It's the second attempt on Donald Trump's life in just two months, once again calling into to question the security services and the state of gun violence in America. But will this change the course of the US elections?And, why did JD Vance just admit to making up the story about ...  Show more

After the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/14/donald-trump-survives-an-apparent-assassination-attempt?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa ...

Has Donald Trump’s attempted assassination won him the race? Are we descending into an era of new political violence? What can we expect from the Republican National Convention next week?  Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci for this emergency episode of The Rest Is Politics U ...  Show more