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Americanswers! How powerful is Nancy Pelosi?

Americast

BBC

News, Government, Politics

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Elon Musk does not stay on the fence when it comes to politics in the US or the UK. Are his comments regarding riots in England this summer intended to send a message ahead of the presidential election?

And, Joe Biden gave an interview to CBS News explaining why he took the decision to withdraw from the election. He name-checked Nancy Pelosi in the interview. Just how powerful is Pelosi within the Democrat Party?

HOSTS:

* Marianna Spring, Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent * Sumi Somaskanda, BBC Chief Presenter

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This episode was made by George Dabby. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.

0:04.6

Hey Mariana, how are you?

0:06.1

I'm good, how are you doing?

0:07.7

I'm doing really well.

0:08.8

Great to be with you on American cancers.

0:10.8

Lovely to have you.

0:12.0

So this is another episode of Americaners and as ever we're going to try and answer lots and

0:16.8

lots of your questions which as you can imagine there have been a fair few over the past few weeks

0:20.9

and certainly even over the past week.

0:23.0

And this is the first time actually that Sumi and I have ever done an Americana

0:26.2

together.

0:27.2

Right, let's get started.

0:28.8

First question is from Claire and she sent us this voice note.

0:31.7

When Elon Musk started commenting on whether the UK is heading for Civil War the other day,

0:36.8

it suddenly reminded me of D. Trump, and I wondered how much similarity you think there is

0:41.0

between them.

0:42.0

Does he see himself as Trump's natural air if

0:44.5

Trump wins a second term in office? Would Trump be happy with that or does he

0:48.6

want a closer air, i.e. one of his sons? I really like that question and also the D Trump, the

0:54.8

shortening of the first name, just gives it a whole new ring. There are

0:58.3

similarities there, aren't there? Certainly in their tendency to be controversial in the statements that they make and

1:05.2

Elon Musk has really jumped right into the fray in politics with his endorsement of Donald Trump.

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