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Watch James Corden’s quiet, powerful argument against Trump’s travel ban

If you’ve got 90 seconds, you have time for this.

Late night host James Cordon (R) walks past people protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban at The Bradley International Terminal at LAX Airport on January 30, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
Late night host James Cordon (R) walks past people protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban at The Bradley International Terminal at LAX Airport on January 30, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Peter Kafka
Peter Kafka covered media and technology, and their intersection, at Vox. Many of his stories can be found in his Kafka on Media newsletter, and he also hosts the Recode Media podcast.

Here is a short — it’s less than 90 seconds — straightforward and compelling argument against the Trump administration’s new travel bans. It’s from “Late Late Show” host James Corden.


This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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