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Amanpour: Kim Darroch, Billie Jean King, and Joshua L. Powell

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Former British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch sits down with Christiane Amanpour in London to discuss the leaked cables about President Trump that ended his career, and the future of the "special relationship." Then, turning to the world of sport, former tennis champion Billie Jean King talks about mixing athleticism and activism. She also reflects on her legacy as the Fed Cup is renamed in her honor. Our Michel Martin speaks with former NRA senior strategist Joshua L. Powell about his new book, “Inside the NRA,” which accuses the organization of corruption and political extremism. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Amondour here's what's coming up.

0:09.0

I read it all back and honestly I don't think was a bad call.

0:13.0

Britain's former man in Washington on those damning leaked cables about President Trump that led to his down form.

0:20.0

I talked to Ambassador Darak about that, Brexit, and the state of the special relationship.

0:26.0

Then...

0:27.0

I am pleased to announce that from today the Fed Cup will be renamed the Billy Jean King Cup.

0:35.0

Billy Jean King's cementing her legacy.

0:38.0

For the first time ever, a major tournament is named for a woman.

0:41.0

I speak with the tennis legend herself who continues her

0:44.8

path-breaking journey for equality on and off the court. Then it was easy to raise

0:50.4

money off of pouring gas on the fire.

0:53.7

We go inside the NRA with former top executive Joshua Powell.

0:58.3

He tells our Michelle Martin about the tactics of one of the most powerful

1:02.1

political groups in London.

1:22.1

America's relationship with its allies has been through the ringer under the Trump presidency,

1:27.5

but the British government hopes to strike a lucrative trade deal with the United States just as its relationship with the

1:34.5

European Union flounders. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing on with

1:39.2

plans to effectively break international law by amending the Brexit deal that it struck with the

1:45.6

block last year. A move that would potentially reinstate a hard border between

1:51.0

Ireland and Northern Ireland and thus threatened the Good Friday peace agreement.

1:55.0

As well as the so-called special relationship with the United States,

1:59.0

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden joined a chorus of concern Democrats and Republicans in Congress saying

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