Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why does Trump want to shut down the Education Department?

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It’s Americanswers! Sarah, Anthony and Marianna join Matt Chorley from 5 Live to answer your questions. Today, can Donald Trump dismantle the Department of Education without going through Congress, and what impact would it have on kids with special educational needs? Also, as Canada prepares for its snap general election, what role is the U.S. playing? And why has a portrait of Donald Trump got him angry?

HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent

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0:00.0	Hello to all the new Ameriasters who've joined us in the last few months.
0:02.8	More of us now, Mariana, than ever before.
0:05.0	I know it's brilliant.
0:06.0	And that's really good because there's so much going on that we want to tell you about.
0:09.5	So if you have any questions or comments, do get in touch.
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0:13.4	We'll be publishing episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. And if you don't want to miss an episode, which of course you don't, you can subscribe to
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0:26.2	when we publish an episode.
0:27.6	So here is today's. Enjoy.
0:30.6	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:34.3	Hello there. We're recording this on Monday, which means, of course, Ameriast is American
0:38.5	Answers that we record with Matt Charlie on Five Live. Mariana and Anthony are here, and we are
0:44.5	answering some of the questions that you have sent in on the SNAP election in Canada,
0:49.2	and what closing down the education department will really mean for kids in school. And why is it that Donald Trump is insisting that a portrait of him as president gets taken down from one of the state houses?
1:00.8	Welcome to AmeriCanswers.
1:05.1	AmeriCast.
1:05.9	AmeriCast from BBC News.
1:08.2	You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
1:11.0	You're gambling with World War III.
1:13.2	President Trump's message is very simple.
1:15.3	We are done being taken advantage of.
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