The Attempt on Trump’s Life and Political Violence in America, with Douglas Murray

School of War · Apr 27, 2026 · 59m

Douglas Murray, journalist and author of On Democracies and Death Cults, joins School of War to discuss the assassination attempt that we both witnessed in person at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Was there a lapse in appropriate security? Is political violence being normalized? Can it be contained?

Times:

02:44 - White House Correspondents Dinner

04:38 - Shots fired

06:51 - Security at the dinner

09:58 - Bobby Kennedy and Erika Kirk

16:25 - Secret Service valor

17:25 - Israeli security style

19:42 - Trump’s ballroom

21:35 - The shooter’s manifesto

27:26 - Past American…