It was alleged to be a celebratory week for the Republican occasion – with a conference in Milwaukee the place Donald Trump would formally be introduced as their presidential candidate, decide his operating mate and speak about what he has deliberate if he wins the election. As an alternative, the occasion is reeling from the tried assassination of Trump at a rally on the weekend.
Michael Safi hears how Trump has apparently ripped up the conference speech he was planning to make and can discuss as a substitute of the necessity for unity. President Biden has already referred to as for calm and condemned political violence – however how lengthy will this enchancment within the political dialog maintain?
David Smith is on the Republican Nationwide Conference, talking to occasion members about how they really feel concerning the close to miss and what they suppose wants to vary in US political tradition. After Trump’s fist-pumping response to his brush with loss of life, there may be renewed admiration amongst his supporters. However will it change the course of the election?
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