Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and Former Special U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker; Interview with Political Scientist "Bowling Alone" Author Robert Putnam; Interview with The New York Times National Politics Reporter and "The Run-Up" Host Astead Herndon. Aired 1-2p ET

• Published in: Amanpour
• Main Authors: Amanpour, Christiane, Zeleny, Jeff, Sreenivasan, Hari
• Format: Transcript
• Language: English
• Published: New York CQ Roll Call 16.07.2024
• Subjects: Corruption; Foreign policy; Indictments; International relations; Isolationism; McConnell, Mitch; Obstruction of justice; Political campaigns; Political conventions; Political parties; Presidents; Public officials; Trump, Donald J; Vance, J D; Volker, Kurt Douglas; Voters; New York; United States > US; Ukraine; Wisconsin; New Jersey

Day two of the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin; Senator Bob Menendez found guilty on 16 counts; Donald Trump riding high with J. D. Vance as his VP; 'Don't be so negative toward Trump or J. D. Vance': U.S. foreign policy vet's advice to Europe; Kurt Volker warns writing off a Trump/Vance ticket could lead to a counter-reaction against Europe in a Trump White House; The global implications of this new GOP ticket; Reuniting a fractured nation; We have to rediscover 'the joys of being together': Robert Putnam on rebuilding social capital; Robert Putnam talks about his new film "Join or Die" which follows his work trying to understand rebuild, U.S. social capital; "Join or Die," Putnam's extraordinary career and his ideas; How Republicans are reacting to Donald Trump's assassination attempt; Astead Herndon talks about the RNC at this critical moment GUESTS: Kurt Volker, Robert Putnam, Astead Herndon