Republicans elevate Trump to ‘living martyr’ status after shooting

As the US comes to grips with what happened in Pennsylvania, Jonathan Freedland and Sidney Blumenthal discuss what it means for the former president’s image with less than five months until the election

On Saturday night in London, word came through that Donald Trump had been injured during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania. A shooter, who killed another person and seriously injured others, was killed by Secret Service agents. As the US comes to grips with what just happened, Jonathan Freedland and Sidney Blumenthal discuss what this tragedy means for the former president’s image with less than five months until the election