The growth of political violence under Trump | Donald Trump

After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has the US entered a new era of violence? The third alleged attempt to kill US President Donald Trump in recent years follows a spate of violent incidents in the past year, including the murders of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman. What is causing the rise in political violence in America? And how much is the Trump administration driving a divisive political climate with rhetoric of violence and murderous foreign policy?

This week on UpFront, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Robert Pape, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of the forthcoming book “Own Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism”.