‘I Met Trump’s Would-Be Assassin.’ - by Oliver Wiseman

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Oliver Wiseman is a senior editor and writer for The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.

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