Reconciliation After The Election And The Global Response

Nov. 9, 2016, 2:25 p.m. CT

Environmental activists stage a protest against President-elect Donald Trump at the Climate Conference, known as COP22, in Marrakech, Morocco. The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a "hoax" alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists and raised questions about whether America, once again, would pull out of an international climate deal. Mosa’ab Elshamy / AP Photo

Reconciliation After The Election And The Global Response

Nov. 9, 2016, 2:25 p.m. CT

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On today’s show:

Does the United States need a post-election reconciliation plan? Brian Klaas, a writer and fellow at the London School of Economics, joins us to discuss why something typically reserved for countries emerging from deeply divisive conflict could also help America.
We take a closer look at the reaction of global markets to Trump’s presidency.
And walk through potential shifts in U.S. foreign policy.