July 17, 2018: Hour 2

July 17, 2018: Hour 2

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Many Republicans in Congress have been critical of President Trump’s performance at the joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday. We get reaction from Oklahoma GOP Rep. Markwayne Mullin. Also, 1968 has been called “the year America had a nervous breakdown.” Historian Richard Vinen writes about the defining year in his new book “1968: Radical Protest and Its Enemies.” And from Sean Hannity to Anderson Cooper, major media figures have been reacting since Monday to the Trump-Putin summit and joint press conference. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik discusses how news outlets are covering the story. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s July 17, 2018 full broadcast.