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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump – Politics Weekly America

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.5778 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On Saturday night in London, word came through that Donald Trump had been injured during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania. A shooter, who killed another person and seriously injured others, was killed by Secret Service agents. As the US comes to grips with what just happened, Jonathan Freedland presents as special edition of Politics Weekly America. He hears from former Bill Clinton advisor, Sidney Blumenthal on what this tragedy means for Donald Trump with less than five months until the election. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:06.0

Hi, it's Helen here.

0:08.0

We don't usually put out an episode of Today in Focus on Sundays,

0:11.0

but given what happened in the US this weekend we're bringing you a

0:15.1

special edition of Politics Weekly America with Jonathan Friedland all about the

0:19.8

assassination attempt on Donald Trump we'll be back as usual on Monday.

0:24.0

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On Saturday night in London word came through that something dramatic was

1:16.9

happening at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania.

1:20.3

We want to really see something that said take a look what happened.

1:23.2

Video from the event show Trump at the podium, the sound of gunshots, the crowd looking

1:31.9

confused and then starting to duck.

1:35.0

The former president was seen grabbing his ear as his security detail jumped on the stage to shield him from more fire.

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