Trump shooting: what the Democrats must do now

<p>Trump loyalists are blaming Democrats for inciting the assassination attempt on the former President. How should Dems respond?</p><br /><p>Republicans and Democrats alike have rightly condemned the shocking attack on former US President Donald Trump which left a bystander dead, two more injured and the presumptive Republican candidate bloodied but defiant.</p><br /><p>However Trump supporters have been quick to point to Democrats' use of language - describing Trump as a "threat to American democracy", for example - as inciteful of violence.</p><br /><p>On this episode, Hannah Barnes is joined by the journalist and lawyer <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/jillfilipovic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jill Filipovic</a>, global affairs editor <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/katiestallard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katie Stallard</a> and author and documentarian <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/phil-tinline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Tinline</a> to discuss how Democrats should respond to this accusation - which, as Jill says, is "not just hypocritical, it's like a through-the-looking-glass made up universe". </p><br /><p>Read more: </p><p>The attempted assassination of Donald Trump, by Katie Stallard</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2024/07/attempted-assassination-donald-trump" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2024/07/attempted-assassination-donald-trump</a></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>