‘Their Goal Is the End of America’

<p>What President Trump’s divisive speech at Mount Rushmore reveals about his re-election campaign.</p><p>Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times.</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Missteps by a fractured campaign and a series of self-inflicted wounds added up to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/us/politics/trump-2020-campaign-problems.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> a very bad June for President Trump</a>.</li><li>In speeches at the White House and Mount Rushmore last weekend, the president<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/politics/trump-mt-rushmore.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> promoted a version of the “American carnage” vision</a> from his inaugural address.</li></ul>