Will “Law and Order” Save Trump?

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🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Nine weeks out from the presidential election, the Trump campaign is trying to make the election about “law and order.” Is that a winning strategy when the violence they’re pointing to is happening under Trump’s watch? Guest: Will Saletan, Slate’s national correspondent Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The violent aftermath of a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, continues to hover over
0:09.9	the presidential race.
0:11.8	Joe Biden spoke in Pittsburgh Monday.
0:14.6	He denounced the chaos that followed protests last week.
0:18.9	Riding is not protesting.
0:21.5	Looting is not protesting.
0:23.7	Setting fires is not protesting.
0:26.8	None of this is protesting.
0:28.6	This lawlessness, plain and simple.
0:32.1	Biden's speech was at least partly a response to critics who had called for a forceful denunciation
0:37.8	of violence.
0:39.3	But then, Biden swiveled to assess the president's role in the turmoil.
0:44.3	Donald Trump looks at this violence and he sees a political lifeline.
0:50.5	President Trump's turn to address the events in Kenosha came Tuesday.
0:54.5	He spoke after taking a tour of the city.
0:57.0	He was surrounded by local officials.
1:02.0	He praised the local police chief and the sheriff.
1:13.0	He did not mention Jacob Blake, who's shooting by police, set off the protests.
1:19.0	Trump did not voice support for protesters seeking an end to racism and police brutality.
1:25.0	He referred vaguely to police who make bad decisions on the job.
1:29.6	And a lot of them can't make that right decision.
1:31.8	It's a very tough thing to do.
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