Has Trump Made America Great Again? Ann Coulter vs Peter Hitchens

Americano

The Spectator

Politics, News, News Commentary

4 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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American commentator Ann Coulter and British columnist Peter Hitchens join host Freddy Gray live in London to debate whether America is great again—and what the Trump era means for both sides of the Atlantic. From immigration and national identity to executive power and the rule of law, they clash over whether Trump has delivered real change or simply accelerated a dangerous new politics.

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0:00.0	Donald Trump wins the presidency.
0:02.5	Hello, I'm Freddie Gray, the deputy editor and U.S. editor of The Spectator, and I am delighted
0:08.5	to announce that we have a very, very special live event lined up for you.
0:13.6	It'll take place on Monday the 3rd of November.
0:17.3	We have Anne Coulter, the great American commentator.
0:20.0	And which Republican candidate has the best chance of winning the general election?
0:24.1	Of the declared ones right now, Donald Trump.
0:28.0	And we also have Peter Hitchens, the similarly great, but rather different British commentator.
0:33.3	I suppose I would class myself as being similar to the conservatives in America
0:37.5	who describe themselves as never Trumpers.
0:39.3	I've never been impressed by this man.
0:41.0	These two giants will go head to head over the defining question.
0:45.8	Has Trump made America great again?
0:48.2	Don't fail to purchase your tickets,
0:50.5	and you can find them at spectator.com.
0:52.7	Dot-Uk.
0:53.7	Forward slash, great again. Please do come.
1:00.1	Hello and welcome back to the Americano show, a series of discussions in which we talk about
1:08.1	American politics, power and prejudices.
1:12.2	Each week, we will do at least two, possibly more episodes,
1:16.6	speaking to an American or an American expert about what is going on in America.
1:22.6	We will cover the Trump presidency, of course,
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