Has Trump made politics more violent? | LBC debate

27 Apr 2026, 17:30 | Updated: 27 Apr 2026

By LBC

"Trump is more a symptom than a cause."

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Following the latest attack attempt in Washington DC, Shelagh Fogarty asks whether Trump is a cause of today’s toxic political climate or simply a symptom of deeper problems in society.

00:00 | Shelagh’s introduction
08:12 | Caller Matt wonders if media should stop amplifying Trump
15:26 | Caller Peter thinks Trump is symptom, not cause of today's violence
17:00 | Caller Joshua says MAGA damaged political discourse.

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Support for London’s rough sleepers to be revisited after closure of capital's only homeless drug and alcohol clinic

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