Trump Victory Shocks the US and World: Understanding the Insurgency

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall; Gloria La Riva, 2016 Presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation; and Walter Smolarek, producer of Loud & Clear; to discuss the shocking victory of Donald Trump as President-elect of the United States.

As the news that Trump will be the next President and Commander In Chief sinks in, the country and the world continue to react. What does Trump’s victory as someone who entered the race as a complete outsider with no prior political experience mean for both U.S. politics and the world? How did he tap into the disaffection of millions of people by taking on the establishment, and how did it all go so wrong for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party? Would things have been different in Bernie Sanders had been the Democratic nominee, and will a Trump presidency be ushered in amidst mass protest against his divisive policies?

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