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Topics for Friday, July 19: Political Trauma
This has been the most dramatic week in American politics since the January 6 riot. Following his attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump has solidified the Republican Party and energized his base by choosing Senator JD Vance as his running mate. For President Biden, however, his party is split over his re-election bid, while his COVID diagnosis has taken him off the campaign trail at the critical moment he is trying to convince Democrats he can beat Trump in November.
Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss this and more:
- Laura Barrón-López, White House Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
- Elisabeth Bumiller, Assistant Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times
- Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchor, Washington Post Live, Co-Author, “Early Brief”
- McKay Coppins, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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