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Sep 2024
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Tom Nichols: Attacking the President Att...

Mateo Schimpf
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The recent assassination attempts on former president Donald Trump were surreal for many. It's been almost a half-century since a US president was shot, but attacks on a sitting president aren’t new – Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan survived assassination attempts. What’s different is that violence on elected officials used to be carried out by individuals with coherent political aims.


In a recent article for The Atlantic, Tom Nichols argues that Donald Trump hasn’t carried himself like Gerald Ford, and speaks with Ray Suarez about why Trump is trying to use these assassination attempts for his political advantage. 


Guests:  


Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College


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Ray Suarez


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