Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US ever elect a female president?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Joe Biden has promised a peaceful transition of power after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. He's also called on Americans to "turn down the temperature" after a fractious campaign that has divided voters. Will public figures who have been openly critical of Donald Trump feel safe when he takes office again?
And, a listener challenges whether Americast and other parts of the media really foresaw Donald Trump's return to the White House as a genuine possibility. Marianna explains his appeal to the "manosphere" which exists outside of traditional media.
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• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Marianna Spring, Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, I'm in D.C. |
| 0:06.0 | And earlier, I was on the radio chatting to Matt Chorley |
| 0:08.7 | and answering lots of your questions about the presidential election. |
| 0:12.0 | But before we hear that, I want to talk a little bit about Joe Biden's speech today. |
| 0:16.3 | It's the first time that he's spoken since the election happened, since Donald Trump won. |
| 0:21.5 | And this is what he had to say. The will of the people always prevails. Yesterday, I spoke with President |
| 0:28.4 | elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory, and I assured him that I direct my entire |
| 0:34.8 | administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. |
| 0:40.8 | That's what the American people deserve. |
| 0:42.4 | The speech was short. It was seven minutes long and he praised his vice president, |
| 0:45.7 | Kamala Harris. He said her campaign was inspiring and he urged Americans to have faith in democracy. |
| 0:50.9 | I also hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American |
| 0:54.6 | electoral system. It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent, and it can be trusted, win or lose. |
| 1:04.4 | He also said it was time to lower the temperature, and that chimes with some of the conversations |
| 1:08.7 | I've been having here out in the United States. |
| 1:11.3 | There were some people who actually boarded up several shops in D.C. in Georgetown because they were |
| 1:16.3 | worried about unrest if the result was close and people didn't accept it. |
| 1:21.0 | That's something I also heard from people when I've been out and about in Philadelphia, trick-or-treating, for example. |
| 1:25.9 | Several people said, oh, actually, I'm just really, really worried there could be violence. A lot of them were referring to the capital |
| 1:31.2 | riots that happened on January the 6th, but also there was some concern that there could be |
| 1:35.1 | some counter-protests against Donald Trump, and maybe those could get a little bit violent as well. |
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