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Jul 2024
17m 20s

Trump shooting shakes up presidential el...

Al Jazeera
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The gunshots targeting former president Donald Trump have altered the US political landscape. The assassination attempt sparked urgent calls for calm and unity. How much of an impact will it have on the already unprecedented presidential race?

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This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Sarí el-Khalili, with Duha Mosaad, Manahil Naveed, Veronique Eshaya, and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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