Donald Trump: The political record

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What is Donald Trump’s political and policy legacy? Nada Tawfik explores how four years of the Trump presidency has challenged US policy conventions and re-written the narrative of American political discourse. The audio for this podcast was updated on 8 January 2021.

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0:00.0	This is the BBC World Service.
0:03.0	I'm Netta Thoufeek, and in this series,
0:05.0	we're profiling the residents and residents to be
0:08.0	of the White House, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden,
0:11.0	and first Donald Trump.
0:13.0	This is a presidential profile, Donald Trump,
0:16.0	the political record.
0:18.0	I know you're paying.
0:19.0	In one tumultuous day this week.
0:21.0	But you have to go home now.
0:23.0	Donald Trump's four years in office
0:25.0	reached a stunning conclusion.
0:27.0	Violent mobs stoked and encouraged
0:29.0	by the words of President Trump and his allies
0:32.0	stormed the building while the House and Senate were in session.
0:36.0	They were meeting to count the votes
0:38.0	of the electoral college.
0:40.0	It's no small challenge to compress
0:42.0	the last four frenetic years into a 30-minute documentary.
0:46.0	Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback.
0:51.0	And our country is thriving and highly respected again.
0:57.0	So in this program, I'm going to focus on his
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