Andrew Marr: What if the Trump assassination attempt had succeeded?

<p>Donald Trump has been greeted like a messiah at the Republican National Convention. But what if that bullet had been an inch to the right?</p><br /><p>Just over 48 hours after narrowly escaping death from a gunman’s bullet, Trump has been confirmed as the Republican Party’s candidate for president in the upcoming election. He has named critic-turned-loyalist JD Vance as his running mate.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Andrew Marr joins Hannah Barnes on the New Statesman podcast to discuss how the attempt on Trump's life has impacted his standing among Republicans - and why political assassinations "never work". </p><br /><p>They also discuss the implosion of the Welsh Labour government, and the King's Speech will reveal about the core beliefs of the Labour government.</p><br /><p>Read more: </p><br /><p>JD Vance - the new face of the Republican party, by Sohrab Ahmari </p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2024/07/jd-vance-vice-president-donald-trump-republican-ticket" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2024/07/jd-vance-vice-president-donald-trump-republican-ticket</a></p><br /><p>Will Keir Starmer drop the two-child benefit cap?</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/07/will-keir-starmer-scrap-the-two-child-benefit-cap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/07/will-keir-starmer-scrap-the-two-child-benefit-cap</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></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>