The Attempt on Trump’s Life and Political Violence in America, with Douglas Murray

Douglas Murray, journalist and author of On Democracies and Death Cults, joins School of War to discuss the assassination attempt that we both witnessed in person at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Was there a lapse in appropriate security? Is political violence being normalized? Can it be contained?

Times:

02:44 - White House Correspondents Dinner

04:38 - Shots fired

06:51 - Security at the dinner

09:58 - Bobby Kennedy and Erika Kirk

16:25 - Secret Service valor

17:25 - Israeli security style

19:42 - Trump’s ballroom

21:35 - The shooter’s manifesto

27:26 - Past American political violence

29:13 - Assassinations can change history

31:09 - Hitler comparison

34:47 - Civic hygiene

36:49 - Justifying violence on NYT podcast

40:22 - Echoes of the Russian Revolution

47:05 - Failure of the education system

54:23 - The melding of the president and media

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