Journalist Prerna Shandilya interviews Pankaj Mishra to discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. They delve into the implications for Trump's political future and the U.S. landscape leading into the 2024 elections. Will these events sway public opinion? Join the conversation as they analyze the aftermath of this shocking incident.
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00:00This said, take a look at what happened.
00:11Hello there, you're watching this special broadcast on One India, the news coming in
00:15that former president of the United States, Donald Trump has been shot at.
00:18Prerna Shanelia, a freelancer journalist from California joins us.
00:22Prerna, what are the details that you are picking up from the ground?
00:25All right, Pankaj, we're learning that former President Donald Trump has been shot
00:29at a convention in Pennsylvania.
00:31And this is what we're learning from the sources, that it was a gunshot by somebody
00:37at the rally. We're not sure who the person was, but it was immediately shot by this
00:42secret services who was there to protect Trump.
00:44And he was taken away in a body bag.
00:47So that is what we're learning right now.
00:49We're not sure what the reasons were, but of course, we're looking at the reasons as
00:54to, you know, this might happen because of the elections coming in.
00:58And yeah.
01:01Absolutely. Prerna, correct me if I'm wrong.
01:04You have been there in the United States for the last more than two years, if I may
01:08say so. And the country is going to polls, as you mentioned.
01:12What kind of atmosphere do you find there in the United States?
01:16Because this is very unlikely possibly happening for the first time that a canvassing
01:21campaigning former president has been shot at.
01:24All right, Pankaj, this is very unconventional, but we're seeing the race has become
01:29really hot at this point.
01:31We're not sure who the Democratic primary candidate might be, because as we know, the
01:38President Biden has been receiving a lot of criticism for his cognitive issues.
01:46But at the other hand, if we see Donald Trump, who is the only primary candidate for the
01:55Republican Party, has been going very strong in this elections and this is happening to
02:00him is very unconventional, right?
02:02You said. But it's not very uncommon in America right now, because with the gun rights
02:06and people having guns in their position, it's very likely that, you know, anybody who
02:14is not happy with what Trump is doing or who wants, you know, elections to be otherwise
02:20or who might be supporting Democrats at this point might be, you know, might have
02:27triggered this action.
02:28And like I said before, we're not sure what the reasons are, but this is what we're
02:34learning that at this point, President Trump is safe and he has been taken away by the
02:40Secret Services. And hopefully very soon we'll get to know what the exact reasons were
02:47for this event.
02:48One final question, Prerna, you mentioned it correctly.
02:54We have seen Donald Trump in support of the gun culture that is plaguing the United States
02:59as we speak.
03:01If you had to pick 100 people there on the street as we speak, what is the scenario?
03:06How popular is Donald Trump or how unpopular?
03:08If I may ask you, he appears to be as of now.
03:12If I tell you the ground pulse, I would say Donald Trump is gaining a lot of popularity
03:18lately, and it's not that it is his policies that people are supporting, but it is Democrats
03:26or I would say Democratic candidate, which is President Biden, that they're not supporting
03:30at this point because people are not sure because of his age.
03:35I think people have been really happy with his work in his past candidacy, but moving
03:41forward, people realize and people know that this position requires a lot of strength,
03:47especially cognitive, which clearly President Biden has been lacking.
03:51And we have seen incidences where this has come into light and people have been noticing
03:58it.
03:59And in the last few weeks, I would say even media has been pointing this out and people
04:05could clearly see that Trump is the only alternative at this point that they have.
04:11So I would say it is people voting against Biden and not for Trump.
04:17And that's the pulse right now.
04:18But elections can go anywhere.
04:21As we all know, this is United States general elections and people can turn, you know, can
04:27turn at any point.
04:28And but at this point, if you ask me, it's President Trump who is very popular among
04:35the public and not Biden.
04:37Right.
04:38Prerna, we have been picking up lots of details here.
04:42Even President Biden has issued a statement and it looks like obviously cutting across
04:48all political lines of this kind of activity must be condemned.
04:52Any possibility?
04:52Because across the universe, we are all humans.
04:56Any possibility that with this incident, Donald Trump's popularity, the sympathy, if I may
05:02say so, would go up?
05:04Definitely, Pankaj.
05:05I think this would grant former President Trump a lot of sympathy votes because this
05:12is something that's not conventional and this is something that should not happen to anyone.
05:16I think people have the right to speech, especially in a free country like America.
05:20I think he should be able to say what you want, especially at a convention when he is
05:26one of the candidates for a ruling party, like, you know, Democratics have their own
05:31right to speech and so does Republicans.
05:34So I think this would definitely grant former President Trump a lot of sympathy votes where
05:39it could be seen as a curve towards his right, where he was, you know, he was stopped from
05:45saying or he was stopped during a speech where he was making some good points about
05:51his services or about his policies that he would bring if he becomes the president.
05:55So it's not just President Biden, but I think a lot of Republican politicians like, you
06:02know, Vivek Ramaswamy, like the speaker, have come out and supported Trump at this point
06:07and said that it is almighty that saved Trump and it is his sacrifice that would bring him
06:13to power in the November 2024 elections.
06:17Thank you so much for joining One India all the way from California.
06:21So there we have it.
06:23The details from the ground, Freya Narshal Redia, freelance journalist sharing us with
06:28all the details of what has transpired.
06:31We will bring you the further details on this at this place, oneindia.com.