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Program: "There was clearly a security failure": US security expert on Trump assassination attempt

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U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an urgent plea for calm to his nation after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on the weekend.

Authorities are now investigating the motivations behind the shooting, which left two people dead, including the shooter, and two others injured.

Guest: Javed Ali, former FBI analyst, who’s held senior positions on the National Intelligence Council and the National Security Council under the Trump administration. He's now an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan.  

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Republican presidential candidate and US former president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

Terrorism, World Politics, US Elections

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