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How Trump made his assassination attempt a marketable moment, Why you can’t trust CNN or Washington Post anymore, BlackRock pulls commercial that included Trump rally shooter, and Companies pull ads during the shooting from social media
July 18, 2024

In episode #2781, we discuss the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, how he turned the incident into a marketable moment and the reactions from the mainstream media and corporations, and the impact of the incident on social media advertising and organic social content. 

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(00:00) How trump made his assassination attempt a marketable moment

(04:22) Why you can’t trust CNN or Washington Post anymore

(10:59) BlackRock pulls commercial that included Trump rally shooter

(13:57) Companies pull ads during the shooting from social media 

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