Assassination Attempt One Year Later: Has Trump Changed?

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.

Episode 1455 of the The Smerconish Podcast podcast, hosted by Michael Smerconish, titled "Assassination Attempt One Year Later: Has Trump Changed?" was published on July 14, 2025 and runs 32 minutes.

July 14, 2025 ·32m · The Smerconish Podcast

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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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