Under the cloud of Trump, Germany welcomes Obama
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
President Obama's trip to Europe this week is not the anticipated victory lap but a mission to explain Donald Trump's unexpected election and reaffirm the values underlying the Atlantic Alliance. We hear about his hand-off of leadership to Germany's Angela Merkel.
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