Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the World
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
The President of the United States commands the world's strongest military, leads the dominant economy — and often lays claim to leadership in global morality. We ask commentators in other countries if they think Donald Trump is qualified for the White House.
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| 0:00.0 | Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. The twice-monthly |
| 0:07.2 | podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices. |
| 0:13.9 | Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed |
| 0:18.9 | on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. Find sheer |
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| 0:32.5 | this is To the Point. Donald Trump in the eyes of the rest of the world. |
| 0:41.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:45.3 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:47.7 | Donald Trump's presidential candidacy has opened the door to madness. |
| 0:51.9 | That's according to a business journal in Germany. |
| 0:55.1 | Spain's leading newspaper is dumbfounded, and a columnist in London's Financial Times says Trump in the White |
| 1:00.3 | House would mean global disaster. Mexico's top diplomat calls him ignorant and racist, and Israelis |
| 1:06.8 | say they're bewildered by how little he appears to know about the Middle East. |
| 1:17.9 | We'll talk with observers from other countries who say Trump's success with American voters is democracy gone wrong. |
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