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October 29, 2019

Season 2019 Episode 2087 | 55m 16s

Former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his experience inside the Trump administration. Mona Fawaz weighs in on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation, and Juan Manuel Santos analyzes unrest in Latin America. Actor John Lithgow explains the origins of his satirical poetry collection “Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse.”

Aired: 10/28/19
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