Americanswers... on 5 Live! Are the US and Canada friends again?
Americast
BBC
4.2 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, made a high-stakes visit to the White House on Tuesday in his first meeting with Donald Trump since winning the election in Canada. How will their relationship affect the future of Canada with Trump still hoping to turn the country into the ’51st state’?
And, Donald Trump has pledged to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison. It was originally shut down in 1963 and has since operated as a successful tourist site in San Francisco. Is the president serious about the plans?
Americanswers is back on 5 Live to answer your questions…
HOSTS: * Matt Chorley, 5 Live Presenter * Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter * Sarah Smith, North America Editor * Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Justin. It is half of three in the afternoon in London, and it is Wednesday. |
| 0:05.3 | And for this episode of America Answers with Matt Chorley on Five Live, we looked at last night's |
| 0:11.1 | meeting between Donald Trump and Mark Carney, in which the Canadian Prime Minister told the |
| 0:15.6 | President that his country is not for sale. We also looked at the plan that Donald Trump says he has or says ought to be |
| 0:22.9 | got going for the reopening of the notorious Alcatraz prison just off the coast of San Francisco. |
| 0:29.3 | Lots of brilliant questions. Keep them coming, please. Ameriast at BBC.co.com. The WhatsApp is |
| 0:34.4 | 4-4-330-123-9-480. |
| 0:38.3 | And on Discord, the link is in the description. |
| 0:41.3 | So, welcome to American Answers with me, with Anthony, with Sarah on Five Live. |
| 0:48.3 | Ameriast. |
| 0:49.1 | AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 0:51.5 | You're gambling with the lives of millions of people. |
| 0:54.3 | You're gambling with World War III. |
| 0:56.5 | President Trump's message is very simple. |
| 0:58.5 | We are done being taken advantage of. |
| 1:00.4 | Mr. President, in the name of our God, |
| 1:02.8 | have mercy upon the people. |
| 1:04.7 | And we're scared now. |
| 1:05.6 | Are you supportive of these onesies? |
| 1:07.9 | I'm supportive of vaccines. |
| 1:09.5 | What is happening? |
| 1:10.6 | Like, this is not America. This is a |
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