How Does UK View America’s Tumultuous Political Season?

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🗓️ 24 July 2024

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Within less than two weeks, the world has watched as former President Donald Trump was almost assassinated, President Joe Biden announced he is stepping out of the race, and Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the leading choice for the Democratic Party nominee. From within the U.S., it feels like a tumultuous time in American politics. But how is the world, and specifically the U.K., viewing “the land of the free and home of the brave” right now? The U.K. is “very concerned” by recent events in America, Matthew Goodwin, a professor of politics and international relations at the University of Kent and a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute, says. “The attempted assassination of Donald Trump was seen as a symbol of a country that is very divided and polarized,” according to Goodwin. “There's an awareness that the rhetoric has become extreme, not just, around the former president, but also on the left of American politics.” Goodwin joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss European’s views of America’s fraught election cycle, and to discuss the results of the U.K. recent election that resulted in the worst-ever election defeat for Britain’s Conservative Party. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, July 24th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.3	We have a major election right around the corner here in the US, but in the UK they have just had a very significant election.
0:19.5	In fact, their Conservative Party just suffered its worst ever election defeat.
0:26.8	What happened?
0:28.0	I'm joined on the show today by Professor Matthew Goodwin.
0:32.4	We discuss the shifts in UK politics and how the
0:36.8	Labor Party is going to take the nation forward. We also talk about what Brits
0:42.3	think about what's happening in the US right now,
0:45.0	and how the United Kingdom is viewing President Joe Biden stepping out of the race
0:50.0	and Kamala Harris likely being the Democrat nominee.
0:54.4	Stay tuned for my conversation with Matthew Goodwin after this. Hey, it's Rob Lewy from the Daily Signal.
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