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Why Do They Keep Shooting at Donald Trump?

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman puzzle over the second assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, and the recent nonsensical claims that Haitians are eating cats in Ohio.

03:15—Second assassination attempt on Trump

13:30—Claims of Haitians eating cats in Ohio

36:40—Weekly listener question

45:51—Last week's presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris

52:15—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Another Would-Be Assassin Targets Trump" by Robby Soave

"Prediction: 2024 Will See Deadly Political Violence in the Streets" by Matt Welch

"Trump Rambles About Immigrants Eating Pets, Forgets To Challenge Kamala Harris" by Joe Lancaster

"J.D. Vance Says It Does Not Matter Whether 'Rumors' of Pet-Eating Migrants Are True" by Jacob Sullum

"The Trump-Harris Debate Featured Two Incumbents Afraid To Discuss Their Own Records" by Eric Boehm

"At the Presidential Debate, Trump Again Falsely Claimed Crime Is Rising" by C.J. Ciaramella

"Trump Takes the Bait" by Christian Britschgi

"ABC's Moderators Failed to Fact-Check Kamala Harris" by Robby Soave

"Presidential Blowup" by Nick Gillespie

"Death of the Duopoly" by Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie

"Has the GOP Lost Its Mind Over Donald Trump and Election Fraud?" by Nick Gillespie

"When Biden's 'Bubble Wrap' Burst" by Matt Welch

"Trump Threatens ABC's Broadcast License After Rocky Debate Performance" by Emma Camp

'As Libertarians, we condemn the use of force…' by Chase Oliver

"Why Thousands of Haitians Have Settled in Springfield, Ohio" by Miriam Jordan

"How an Ohio Town Landed in the Middle of the Immigration Debate" by Miriam Jordan

"Remy: Trump vs. Harris Debate Song (I Don't Care Parody)" by Remy

"First Private Spacewalk" by Peter Suderman

Upcoming Events:

Nick Gillespie Interviews Richard Dawkins, September 20, Milwaukee

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    • Audio production by Ian Keyser

    Assistant production by Hunt Beaty

    Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve

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