Is Biden losing the black vote? (ft. Charlamagne Tha God)
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Black Americans could be the deciding vote this election year. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are making their case to court black voters, but are their messages breaking through? Justin sits down with Charlamagne Tha God, one of the most influential radio broadcasters in the US whose show has become a campaign stop for presidential candidates. As the author of the new title ‘Get Honest or Die Lying,’ Charlamagne gets straight to the point on how both Biden and Trump are losing support. Also, Biden has unveiled new executive actions aimed at curbing the number of migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border. Justin and Anthony look at how effective it might be and the politics behind the move. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent GUEST: • Charlamagne Tha God, Host of ‘The Breakfast Club’ and author of 'Get Honest or Die Lying, Why Small Talk Sucks' GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s new BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 This episode was made by Purvee Pattni with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | One single question dominating this week's podcast, |
| 0:08.0 | and that is how a black Americans intending to vote in November |
| 0:11.2 | and how will they vote. This is not just something of |
| 0:13.7 | academic interest. It really does matter because without the black vote, Joe |
| 0:17.4 | Biden and Kamala Harris will not win. Without a significant proportion of the |
| 0:21.6 | black vote, that is the point. |
| 0:23.1 | And they are out there now trying to persuade black Americans |
| 0:27.1 | that this is the time to decide for them. |
| 0:29.7 | Because black America's voted, commonal and I are President and Vice President of the United States because of you. |
| 0:37.0 | That's not hyperbole. |
| 0:39.0 | And in 2024, with your voice and your power we will win again. |
| 0:47.0 | So there we are on today's podcast we have a really prominent black American |
| 0:56.6 | someone who is one of the biggest radio hosts in black America indeed in the |
| 1:01.8 | United States more generally hosts a thing called the breakfast in the |
| 1:03.0 | host thing called The Breakfast Club. |
| 1:05.0 | It has got millions of listeners and followers. |
| 1:08.0 | He has a podcast as well. |
| 1:09.0 | He's just written a book. |
| 1:10.0 | His name is Charlemagne the God. He is hugely influential, but because of that, because of his influence, because he has an audience that he speaks to and learns from, he's also now a very big deal in American politics |
| 1:25.0 | and the presidential candidates go to him |
| 1:28.2 | as President Biden did back in 2020. |
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