Let's return now to the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald

Trump and the potential political fallout. For that we're joined by our politics Monday

duo. That is Amy Walter of the Cook political report with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith of NPR.

Great to see you both.

So now the second apparent attempt on Mr. Trump's life in just the past few months.

We should note President Biden, Vice President Harris, Governor

Waltz have all condemned the violence. Mr. Trump is placing blame squarely on

Democrats now. Earlier on to Fox Digital he said this about the shooter, quote, he

the shooter believe the rhetoric he, the shooter,

believe the rhetoric of Biden and Harris,

and he acted on it.

Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at.

Tam, there was a moment, a brief moment,

after the first attempt on his life in which it felt like

politics was paused for just a moment. There's really none of that now. Have we grown

numb to this violence? Well it was a very brief pause.

As the Republican National Convention was starting, there was this question.

Is President Trump, former President Trump going to tone down his rhetoric,

or Democrats toning down their rhetoric or Republicans

doing it at the convention themselves. There was some of that. It did not last

long. It was very brief. This time it does feel different. I think that the campaigns are treating it differently.

Obviously former President Trump is treating it differently.

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