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DNC Day Two, Trump Campaign On Tour, Lewiston Shooting Report

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4.5 β€’ 52.8K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

On day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Barack and Michelle Obama took aim at former President Donald Trump. Trump and his running mate β€” Ohio Senator JD Vance β€” plan to visit vital swing states every day this week, and the final report is out in an investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history.

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Hey Martinez are you there?

0:02.0

Hey Martinez that's how I got my name you know people ask all the time like is his name really a Martinez and they love this story

0:08.8

It's been 20 something years and people still love that story there There we go. It was 20 years ago today. I wasn't

0:15.3

Martinez changed his name to A. I wasn't planning on being buried but I might

0:22.4

have to now so I can put that on my headstone.

0:25.0

Well, you know, the opportunity comes for all of us.

0:30.0

So, so it could happen. On prime time TV last night, two Obama's took aim at Donald Trump.

0:39.0

Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs.

0:45.0

Tonight Minnesota Governor Tim Walls takes center state.

0:47.4

I'm Steve Insky with A Martinez and this is up first from NPR News.

0:51.6

Former President Trump is spending the Democratic Convention Week campaigning in swing states.

0:58.0

At a sheriff's office in Howell, Michigan, he talked about crime and promised immunity for police.

1:04.3

We'll hear how that message is received.

1:06.1

And the final report is out in an investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's

1:10.2

history.

1:10.8

It found what it called multiple missed opportunities to intervene

1:13.9

before the attack in Lewiston last fall. Stay with us we've got all the news you

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