Why does political violence seem to be getting worse in America? | The Economist

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Why does political violence seem to be getting worse in America? The Economist’s US editor, John Prideaux and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss what a gunman’s attack on Donald Trump’s dinner with the press reveals about the limits of presidential security, whether political violence is on the rise and how will the assassination attempt affect Trump’s popularity 00:00 - What happened during the assassination attempt? 01:20 - Did the Secret Service fail? 02:51 - Is political violence increasing in America? 04:35 - Will this impact Trump’s popularity rating? Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3Qxu8Wy A gunman storms Donald Trump’s dinner with the press: https://econ.st/3QyXSlV Subscribe: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download the App: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ X:https://x.com/TheEconomist #TheEconomist #USPolitics #DonaldTrump