Republican Convention Kicks off Days After Trump Shooting

Republicans open their convention in Milwaukee today, just two days after former president Trump was shot in the ear by a sniper at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. President Biden gave a speech last night condemning the shooting and calling for a lowering of the temperature in politics. We’ll get the latest on the investigation into the shooting and we’ll talk about how the assassination attempt could change the Republican and the Democratic campaigns for the presidency.

Guests:

Scott Shafer, KQED's senior editor for politics and government and co-host of Political Breakdown

Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent, NPR

Hans Noel, associate professor of government, Georgetown; author, "Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America"

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