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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 32 MIN

Assassination Attempt One Year Later: Has Trump Changed?

from The Smerconish Podcast · host Michael Smerconish

Listen to Michael's conversation with Salena Zito about her book Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland on the Book Club with Michael Smerconish Podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yesterday, July 13, was the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. A lot was said about this over the weekend, including a statement from the President himself. Michael offers a commentary on what happened that day and in the year since - did what happened change Trump? Michael also relies on his recent conversation with journalist Salena Zito, who wrote the book "Butler" about that day. Listen here for Michael's thoughts, and, surprising reaction from the audience that we didn't expect. Original air date 14 July 2025.

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