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    Not the most turbulent trip

    There were Trumpian moments, but it wasn’t Trump’s most turbulent trip to Europe.

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    By Josh Barro • Jun 7, 2019 • 51m Listen

    President Trump visited France, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and on this trip to commemorate the invasion of Normandy, there was less tension between him and European leaders than on previous trips.

    Amanda Sloat of the Brookings Institution gives her take on the president’s trip and more.

    Michael Lens joins the panel to evaluate their pitches.

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      Josh Barro

      Former host of Left, Right & Center

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      Rich Lowry

      National Review / KCRW's Left, Right & Center

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      Elizabeth Bruenig

      Staff writer, The Atlantic

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      Sara Fay

      Former producer of Left, Right and Center

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      Production assistant, 'Left, Right & Center'

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      Amanda Sloat

      Senior fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

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      Michael Lens

      Assistant professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

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