A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism and Mental Health
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President Donald Trump condemns weekend shootings but offers no new gun control proposals.
The president denounces hateful rhetoric after two mass shootings, but stops short of offering new gun control measures. We discuss the latest in the long string of mass shootings in the U.S. with a local psychologist, a terrorism expert, the Midwest regional director for the Anti-Defamation League and the president of the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees.
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A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism and Mental Health
Clip: 8/5/2019 | 12m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The president denounces hateful rhetoric after two mass shootings, but stops short of offering new gun control measures. We discuss the latest in the long string of mass shootings in the U.S. with a local psychologist, a terrorism expert, the Midwest regional director for the Anti-Defamation League and the president of the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees.
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