Explaining Trump To Young Adults

Virginia Heffernan talks to Martha Brockenbrough, author of the YA novel “Unpresidented,” about breaking down the story of Trump, his bullying, and his ancestry. Includes forays into the dramatized letter Frederich Trump wrote to the prince regent of Bavaria to keep him from being deported; the Trump family’s history with real estate; Woodie Guthrie’s anti-Trump song; and the powerful influence of Roy Cohn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices