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Apr 27, 2018

04/27/2018: What really drove Trump’s victory?

(U.S. Edition) North and South Korea have pledged they will never fight another war — but are these truce talks too good to be true? We’ll take a look at their decision to pursue “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” Afterwards, we’ll talk about the percentage of GDP that Germany spends on defense, and how it’s committed to hitting a 2 percent target by 2024, like all NATO countries. Plus: We chat with political science professor Diana Mutz about her recent study arguing that the 2016 presidential election was not, as prevailing narratives suggest, driven by economic frustration. 

President Donald Trump smiles after arriving to give the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night.
President Donald Trump smiles after arriving to give the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night.
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(U.S. Edition) North and South Korea have pledged they will never fight another war — but are these truce talks too good to be true? We’ll take a look at their decision to pursue “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” Afterwards, we’ll talk about the percentage of GDP that Germany spends on defense, and how it’s committed to hitting a 2 percent target by 2024, like all NATO countries. Plus: We chat with political science professor Diana Mutz about her recent study arguing that the 2016 presidential election was not, as prevailing narratives suggest, driven by economic frustration.