285. DONALD TRUMP SHOT

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  • 14 July 2024

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

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Has Donald Trump’s attempted assassination won him the race? Are we descending into an era of new political violence? What can we expect from the Republican National Convention next week? 


Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci for this emergency episode of The Rest Is Politics US.


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