Tim Naftali: I’m Worried About Conspiracy Theories that There Was a Concentrated Political Motive Around the Attempted Assassination of Trump

SCIUTTO Tim listen political ░░░░░░░░ you know better than ░░░░░░░░ has sadly been part ░░░░░░░░ this country s history ░░░░░░░░ often and going back ░░░░░░░░ really and you could ░░░░░░░░ could list the presidents ░░░░░░░░ Ford attempt Kennedy sadly ░░░░░░░░ Truman McKinley Lincoln it ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ sad litany But two ░░░░░░░░ on the former president ░░░░░░░░ nominee in two months ░░░░░░░░ remarkable Is it not ░░░░░░░░ there any precedent for ░░░░░░░░ NAFTALI Well sadly there ░░░░░░░░ precedent There were two ░░░░░░░░ attempts on Gerald Ford ░░░░░░░░ days apart in September ░░░░░░░░ 1975 So it is ░░░░░░░░ is it is unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ that that unstable minds ░░░░░░░░ to destroy our government ░░░░░░░░ violence It s not ░░░░░░░░ doesn t happen all ░░░░░░░░ time thank God But ░░░░░░░░ does happen within a ░░░░░░░░ disquieting regularity So this ░░░░░░░░ not the first time ░░░░░░░░ someone has the two ░░░░░░░░ people have tried to ░░░░░░░░ a president or a ░░░░░░░░ president in a short ░░░░░░░░ of time SCIUTTO There ░░░░░░░░ been divisive times in ░░░░░░░░ country of course and ░░░░░░░░ s an understatement There ░░░░░░░░ a civil war still ░░░░░░░░ deadliest war in our ░░░░░░░░ s history There s ░░░░░░░░ violence of the 1960s ░░░░░░░░ division and the year ░░░░░░░░ when we had so ░░░░░░░░ assassinations There were bombings ░░░░░░░░ the 70s weather underground ░░░░░░░░ mean you know we ░░░░░░░░ had periods But I ░░░░░░░░ from a historical standpoint ░░░░░░░░ there something particular about ░░░░░░░░ one right in terms ░░░░░░░░ how visceral these divisions ░░░░░░░░ and sadly how sometimes ░░░░░░░░ arises from those visceral ░░░░░░░░ NAFTALI Well I ve ░░░░░░░░ thinking a lot about ░░░░░░░░ today after the assassination ░░░░░░░░ Robert F Kennedy in ░░░░░░░░ and the attempted assassination ░░░░░░░░ George Wallace another Democratic ░░░░░░░░ in 72 Congress passed ░░░░░░░░ gun control legislation SCIUTTO ░░░░░░░░ NAFTALI outlawed the domestic ░░░░░░░░ of the small snub ░░░░░░░░ revolvers called satin night ░░░░░░░░ So in the past ░░░░░░░░ there has been there ░░░░░░░░ some coming together of ░░░░░░░░ leaders in recognition of ░░░░░░░░ fact that there are ░░░░░░░░ minds out there There ░░░░░░░░ people who are self ░░░░░░░░ We didn t use ░░░░░░░░ term then but we ░░░░░░░░ now And when when ░░░░░░░░ is easier for them ░░░░░░░░ acquire weapons the possibility ░░░░░░░░ political violence increases I ░░░░░░░░ not suggesting that gun ░░░░░░░░ is the answer It ░░░░░░░░ t But it s ░░░░░░░░ sign of an understanding ░░░░░░░░ there is a problem ░░░░░░░░ and so the challenge ░░░░░░░░ is how do people ░░░░░░░░ do the leaders respond ░░░░░░░░ particular how does the ░░░░░░░░ fans campaign respond After ░░░░░░░░ first assassination attempt there ░░░░░░░░ t a there there ░░░░░░░░ an easing of tension ░░░░░░░░ campaigns in that case ░░░░░░░░ was the Biden campaign ░░░░░░░░ about missing the level ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric One hopes that ░░░░░░░░ happen again What I ░░░░░░░░ about is conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ would suggest to some ░░░░░░░░ there was a concentrated ░░░░░░░░ motive behind this attempt ░░░░░░░░ opposed to one unstable ░░░░░░░░ acting alone regardless of ░░░░░░░░ political views SCIUTTO I ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned the gun ░░░░░░░░ legislation that followed 1968 ░░░░░░░░ of course you had ░░░░░░░░ the Reagan attempt the ░░░░░░░░ Bill took a while ░░░░░░░░ years but again in ░░░░░░░░ to that and that ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan Two you don ░░░░░░░░