Fintan O'Toole on Trump's age problem and the normalisation of outrage | 7.30

The consequential US Presidential election is now five and a half weeks away and it could be the closest in history.

One of the sharpest views on the dynamics of American politics comes from Fintan O'Toole, writer for the Irish Times and the New York Review of Books, he's one of the world's most influential columnists. He spoke to 7.30's Sarah Ferguson.

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