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Trump's base: Collapsing, holding fast or somewhere in between?

Hosted by Warren Olney Aug. 21, 2017 National
President Trump's approval ratings are falling fast, and he's accused of equating violent white nationalists with protesters against them.  What's the impact on his public support and the Republican Party?

Photo: President Donald Trump departs from the White House to travel to New York, in Washington, August 14, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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Host:

Warren Olney

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Luke Vander Ploeg, Devan Schwartz, Evan George

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