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Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Hugh Hewitt: Learning the Lessons From the Would-Be Killers

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Salem Podcast Network

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.5715 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of the third assassination attempt on President Trump in a period of less than two years, the President correctly concluded: “He was probably a pretty sick guy.” That came from his interview Sunday night on “60 Minutes.”

In looking for a cause the president pointed to the changes we’ve all been living through: “The internet, maybe more than anything else, has radicalized some people. It’s made them mentally sick,” President Trump said.

He’s right, of course. But how, more specifically, does that happen?

The tempting, all-purpose answer for busy people is simply to do what the president did: point at the internet.

But: What dots have never been connected about factors in the upbringing of the actors that tip them, the unbalanced, into the land of the "statement" would be killers or killer?

For the good of the nation, we need quality research to fill that very specific gap.

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0:00.0

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0:31.2

This is Hugh Hewitt for Townhall.com. In the wake of the third assassination attempt on

0:36.9

President Trump in a period of less than two years,

0:39.5

the president correctly concluded, quote, he was probably a pretty sick guy.

0:44.5

That quote comes from his interview on Sunday night on 60 minutes.

0:48.3

In looking for a cause, the president pointed to the changes we've all been living through,

0:52.3

quote, in the internet may be more than anything else

0:54.9

has radicalized some people. It made them mentally sick, President Trump said. He's right, of course.

1:01.3

But how, more specifically, does that happen? The tempting all-purpose answer for busy people is

1:07.8

simply to do what the President did. Point at the internet.

1:16.5

But what dots have never been connected about factors in the upbringing of the actors that tip them, the unbalanced, into the land of the statement, would be killers or killers.

1:22.1

For the good of the nation, we need quality research to fill that very specific gap.

1:27.8

I'm Hugh Hewitt.

1:30.8

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1:39.0

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1:41.0

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1:41.8

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1:46.2

For real, honest, and faith-filled conversations,

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