Hi, this is Virginia from Seattle, Washington.

I just sent my first born off to college this morning and I'm feeling a little sad.

This podcast was recorded at. It's going to be okay. That's a tough, happy and sad

feeling moments. It's 2 16 Eastern on Tuesday, September 1st.

Some things may have changed by the time you hear this. Okay, here's the show.

I'm feeling sad and our kids are like barely in school. Oh, change. It's okay, sun change is good.

Some change is good. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. I've got Detro. I cover the

presidential campaign. I must m'holl it. I also cover the campaign. And I'm Tamer Keath. I cover

the White House, which is basically the campaign. Certainly in the last few days and to that point

last night, Indy White House briefing room, President Trump during the course of a press conference.

Very much sounded like a campaign event. Defended the 17 year old white man who allegedly shot and killed

two protesters with a military style rifle. After he had allegedly traveled to Kenosha,

Wisconsin last week in a vigilante protection attempt. He was trying to get away from them, I guess.

It looks like any fell and then they very violently attacked him. And it was something that we're

looking at right now and it's under investigation. But I guess he was in very big trouble. He would

have been, he probably would have been killed, but it's under, it's under investigation.

And a little more context here before we talk about it. He's talking about a video here. There are

a lot of different videos out there. All of them show pretty chaotic scenes. But Tam, what jumps

out to me is after an intense focus from Trump and Republicans to say it was Democrats who aren't

condemning violence, the president is expressing support for someone who has been charged with homicide.

Yeah. President Trump has been reluctant. I don't know what the right word is, but he has not wanted

to condemn or separate himself in any way from people who are affiliated with him, support him,

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