The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Today’s episode sets out what we know about the attempted
assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in
Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.


Doug Mills, a photographer for The Times, recounts what it was
like to witness the shooting, and Glenn Thrush, who covers gun
violence for The Times, discusses the state of the investigation
into the man who did it.


Guest: 


Doug Mills, a photographer in the Washington bureau of The
New York Times.

Glenn Thrush, who reports on the Justice Department for The
New York Times.



Background reading: 


What we know about the assassination attempt against Donald
J. Trump.

A Times photographer who was feet away from Mr. Trump
describes the shooting.

The gunman appears to have acted alone, but his motives
remain unclear.



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