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    Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the World

    Donald Trump's presidential candidacy has "opened the door to madness." That's according to a business journal in Germany. Spain's leading newspaper is "dumbfounded," and a columnist in London's Financial Times says Trump in the White House would mean "global disaster."

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 3, 2016 • 35m Listen

    Donald Trump's presidential candidacy has "opened the door to madness." That's according to a business journal in Germany. Spain's leading newspaper is "dumbfounded," and a columnist in London's Financial Times says Trump in the White House would mean "global disaster." Mexico's top diplomat calls him "ignorant" and "racist," and Israelis say they're "bewildered" by how little he appears to know about the Middle East. We talk with observers from other countries who see Trump's success with American voters as democracy gone wrong.

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    Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the World
    1. 1:48Mitt Romney's Anti-Trump Moment
    2. 8:38Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the WorldYou’re reading this
    3. 44:18Astronaut Scott Kelly's One Year Mission and the Twin Study
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Adrian Wooldridge

      The Economist

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      Matthias Kolb

      Süddeutsche Zeitung

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      Rafael Fernandéz de Castro

      director of UC San Diego’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the World
    1. 1:48Mitt Romney's Anti-Trump Moment
    2. 8:38Donald Trump in the Eyes of the Rest of the WorldYou’re reading this
    3. 44:18Astronaut Scott Kelly's One Year Mission and the Twin Study
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