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The Scramble: G-20 Summit; Donald Trump Jr.; Diaperless Infants

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President Trump left a trail of confusion when he left the G-20 Summit this weekend. While the president thinks he gained concessions favorable to the United States, many feel he isolated America from longstanding consensus on issues that define liberal democracy. Instead, he sought consensus with Vladimir Putin, despite the certainty by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. 

Also this hour: We learned this weekend that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin in June 2016, two weeks after his father secured the Republican nomination for president. He didn't report the meeting before The New York Times broke the story and offered changing reasons for the meeting as reporters exposed new information. He wasn't alone. Then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner also attended the meeting that was arranged by a friend of Trump, Jr.'s who has ties to Russia. 

Lastly, most new parents assume there are no alternatives to using diapers on their young children. Two doctors tell us that's not the case. 

GUESTS:

  • Molly McKew - Writer and foreign policy consultant in Washington, D.C., and former adviser to Mikheil Saakashvili, then the president of Georgia
  • Justin Miller - National editor with The Daily Beast
  • Adam Liptak - Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times and writes "Sidebar"
  • Dr. Rosemary She - Pathologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at Keck School of Medicine of USC, and the Director of Microbiology at Keck Medical Center
  • Dr. Jeffrey Bender - Associate professor of Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC and Pediatric Infectious Disease physician at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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