"Fighting Solves EVERYTHING!" Who's To Blame For Political Violence? + Maria Machado On Trump

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Sports, News, Society & Culture

3.7 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In the aftermath of the Correspondents’ Dinner attack, two dominant narratives have emerged in US political discourse. The first is intensifying political blame, with figures on both the left and right accusing each other of contributing to a growing climate of violence. The second is a surge in conspiracy theories online, with claims circulating that the attack may have been staged. Similar narratives had gained traction prior to the incident and were widely shared across social platforms, prompting coverage from outlets including CNN and Wired. President Trump has also weighed in, linking the incident to broader allegations about political funding networks and extremist activity. As debate continues, concerns are growing over the erosion of trust in shared facts and institutions, and whether increasing polarisation is accelerating instability in the political landscape. Piers Morgan speaks to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about her relationship with Trump and what she plans to do for the next election. Then, Piers is joined by senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Christopher Rufo, former Republican Congressman and host of The Social Contract, Joe Walsh, founder of the Proud Boys & Censored TV host, Gavin McInnes, and host of No Limits!, Brian Shapiro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're not Nazis. We don't want blacks to die. We don't deny the Holocaust. Those are lunatics.
0:05.7	Your guys are your friends. Cole Allen is your pal. You're in bed with your radicals.
0:10.9	Our radicals, we don't even know them. They're freaks.
0:13.9	Cole Allen's manifesto sounded like your show.
0:17.0	Why is it that all these Magu Republicans in unison, an hour or two after this incident,
0:21.6	we're talking about building a ballroom?
0:23.6	You see this great derangement over the past 10 years because of Trump.
0:27.6	This money was going to informers so that we could...
0:31.6	Wrong.
0:32.6	Catch the real bad guys and bring them to justice.
0:33.6	Catch the real bad guys and bring them to justice.
0:36.6	What are you eight years old?
0:38.3	You very generously offered to give Donald Trump your Nobel Peace Prize.
0:42.7	In light of the subsequent attack on Iran, would you still make that offer?
0:49.9	Well, coming up, we'll turn our attention to a fraught but important debate about political
0:53.3	violence in the United States.
0:54.9	We'll begin with one of the many issues, which appears to have inspired the government's attack on the White House Correspondent dinner.
1:00.9	The fisherman executed without trial was on a list of aggrieved parties in his so-called manifesto.
1:06.7	A clear reference to the attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boat is easy to forget amid the breakneck speed of the Trump presidency.
1:14.1	But the year began with that daring raid and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
1:19.0	Many of our guests recently have cited the Venezuela model as a blueprint for the Iran war.
1:23.8	They argue that the regime can remain in place as long as it's dancing to the US president's tune.
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