Political Junkie Ken Rudin: Trump Meets Putin Amidst Global Tensions

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,

Charlie Shelton

Published July 7, 2017 at 12:42 PM EDT

President Donald Trump meets with world leaders this week at the G-20 summit in Germany. This morning Trump had a highly-anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The meeting comes as questions remain regarding ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia during the presidential election.

Frank Stasio talks with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about this week's political news.

Meanwhile Trump and other leaders will discuss mounting tension around issues like North Korea’s recent missile tests, climate change and more.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Ken Rudin, political junkie, about the political news of the week.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Charlie Shelton