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    Midterm Elections and the Divider in Chief

    During a visit to Pittsburgh to honor the victims of an anti-Semitic attack, President Trump was met with protests. The president has ridiculed Democrats targeted with pipe bombs and deployed troops against Central American asylum seekers.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 1, 2018 • 54m Listen

    Control of the House and the Senate are at stake in the midterm elections. So is the power of the Trump White House. The president is not on the ballot in any state, but he’s back on the campaign trail--with a vengeance. We’ll hear how he’s responded to some real crises and invented another.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Charlie Sykes

      author and former talk show host

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      Will Grant

      Correspondent, BBC

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      Adam Serwer

      staff writer at The Atlantic

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