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    Obama Slams Trump's View of America

    President Obama said today he didn't have time to watch the Republican convention, but he did have a response to Donald Trump's dark and stormy vision of contemporary America.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 22, 2016 • 6m Listen

    President Obama said today he didn't have time to watch the Republican convention, but he did have a response to Donald Trump's dark and stormy vision of contemporary America. Challenging Trump's assertion that the US is on the verge of collapse, the President emphasized, "We're not gonna make good decisions based on fears that don't have a basis in fact and that I think that is something, I hope, all Americans pay attention to."

    Nahal Toosi, who covers foreign affairs and politics for Politico, has more on the President's remarks.

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    1. 1:52Obama Slams Trump's View of AmericaYou’re reading this
    2. 8:52After the Coup in Turkey: A State of Emergency
    3. 42:37Republican Convention Wrap-Up
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Nahal Toosi

      Politico

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Turkey’s Fragile Democracy Under Siege
    1. 1:52Obama Slams Trump's View of AmericaYou’re reading this
    2. 8:52After the Coup in Turkey: A State of Emergency
    3. 42:37Republican Convention Wrap-Up
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