French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut on Thursday and pledged to spearhead an international coalition of aid for Lebanon following Tuesday’s explosion. Surrounded by angry protesters, he promised the aid will not reach the government’s “corrupt hands.” Host Marco Werman speaks with Randa Slim, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington.
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