Americanswers... on 5 Live! Trump speaks to Americast’s Anthony Zurcher

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a week since President Trump took the oath of office for the second time, and his administration have wasted no time in issuing executive orders and setting the tone for the next four years.

Sarah, Justin and Marianna join Matt Chorley on 5Live once again to answer your questions on coins, Greenland, Columbia, and what the Democrats have been up to.

And, our own Anthony Zurcher asked Trump a question over the weekend about his thoughts on Keir Starmer.

HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent

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0:00.0	Hello, AmeriCasters. There are more of you now with us than ever before, and we'd like to try to keep it that way.
0:06.6	So, do subscribe and tell people if you're enjoying what you're hearing. Now, on with the episode.
0:13.4	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:16.9	Hello, it's another Monday, and that means another Ameriac American answers with Matt Chorley on Five Live.
0:21.9	We were chatting in the BBC's Millbank studio and there was some building work happening.
0:26.7	So you might hear some banging in the background. Listen out for that. But most importantly,
0:30.5	listen out for our answers to your questions about everything. Donald Trump and the new
0:34.4	administration. That means we talk meme coins, executive orders, what Donald Trump wants to do with Greenland and Colombia.
0:40.8	And we also do talk about the Democrats and what they've been up to or what they've not been up to.
0:44.9	It was me, Justin and Sarah, no Anthony this time, because he was aboard Air Force One,
0:49.7	which was a bit more glamorous than our noisy under-construction studio at the BBC.
0:54.8	And that is where we start this episode.
0:57.1	Welcome to AmeriCanses.
1:01.2	AmeriCast from BBC News.
1:04.2	God spared my life for a reason.
1:07.6	Only when it is dark enough enough can you see the stars.
1:11.6	A star is born, Elon.
1:13.6	I'm not just Maga.
1:14.6	I'm dark Gothic Maga.
1:16.6	This is what happens when the machine comes after you.
1:20.6	I'm terrified for this country and I'm so hurt that America let this happen.
1:24.6	I think that we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America.
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