TOKYO -- Kent Calder, an American scholar and director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), discussed the U.S. presidential election in the latest Nikkei podcast.
Calder examined why former President Donald Trump is gaining support in the U.S. despite numerous allegations against him, and how world leaders should deal with Trump if he becomes president again.
Calder has researched numerous presidential contests. Most recently, he personally observed the Republican caucus in Iowa to get a sense of party members' views on the 2024 election. Click here to listen to the full episode.
