Trump Shooting Investigation, Disinformation and Extremism, RNC

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🗓️ 15 July 2024

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Details emerge about the person who allegedly tried to assassinate Donald Trump. Conspiracy theories abound over the event that left Trump hurt. And the attempted assassination will impact the tenor of the Republican National Convention and speeches there.

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0:00.0	Investigators are gathering information about the man they say was the gunman who shot former President Trump.
0:09.0	He was a high school graduate, a nursing home worker, and a member of a gun club. What do those facts add up to?
0:15.0	I'm Sasha Fyfer. That's Stephen Skeep and this is up first from NPR News.
0:19.0	And a former Republican National Committee spokesman has a question about the meeting that begins today.
0:27.0	Will this be a moment of reflection and responsibility or more of a rallying cry with increased heated rhetoric.
0:35.0	We have an assessment this morning from our colleague Franco or Donez in Milwaukee.
0:39.0	And while the facts about Saturday shooting are limited, that has not stopped conspiracy theories.
0:44.5	We've checked on a few that have been spreading.
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