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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad

Hosted by Warren Olney May. 22, 2017 National

In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.

Photo: President Donald Trump and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia talk together during ceremonies, Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Official White House Photo Shealah Craighead)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Katie Cooper, Luke Vander Ploeg, Evan George