My President Went to North Korea and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Democratic presidential primary debates, Trump’s bizarre trip to North Korea, and Customs and Border Patrol’s scandals over appalling detention conditions and a racist Facebook group.

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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. 

Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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