Michael Lens

Assistant professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Assistant professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

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There were Trumpian moments, but it wasn’t Trump’s most turbulent trip to Europe.

Not the most turbulent trip

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