The link between Trump and white supremacists

Mar. 18, 2019 National

President Trump condemned Friday’s New Zealand mosque attack, but did not condemn the white supremacy motives of the gunman. The president tweeted a lot about other things this weekend too, from SNL, to General Motors, and the Mueller investigation.

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Credits

Guest:

A.C. Thompson - ProPublica - @propublica

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill

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