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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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We’re just days away from watching Joe Biden and Donald Trump, two men whose combined age is 159, debate in front of a television audience of millions. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal for a look at what to expect when the rivals take the stage.
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