The US reacts to an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2024/240717 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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In this program, Trump assassination attempt us reacts.
Hello, I'm Neil.
And I'm Georgie.
In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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So lets hear more about this story.
People in the US have been reacting after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Now, an assassination is a murder, and its the murder of someone important or famous.
Thomas Matthew crooks shot at Trump as he spoke at an event in Pennsylvania, injuring the former presidents earth.
One man in the audience was killed in the attack.
Two others were seriously injured.
Security officers then shot the gunman dead.
And the exact reason for his attack is unclear.
We have a headline which gives us more information about the gunman, Thomas Matthew crooks.
Yes, this one is from Sky News, which is based in the UK.
Trump gunman an outcast who wasn't let on, school rifle team because he was a bad shooter.
So that headline again from Sky News.
Trump gunman an outcast who wasn't let on, school rifle team because he was a bad shooter.
We're interested in the word outcast from this headline.