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Majority of black Americans call Trump 'racist'

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial. Vanessa Williams reports on why 8 in 10 black Americans say President Trump is racist. And many questions remain as Britain prepares to leave the E.U.

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All eyes are on the moderate Republicans as the Senate impeachment trial enters a new phase

Most black Americans say Trump is “racist.”

Impending Brexit leaves loose ends.

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0:00.0

From the newsroom of the Washington Post.

0:04.6

Hey, it's Ross Helderman from the Post, Oli.

0:07.8

How are you?

0:08.8

He there, it's Simon from the Post.

0:10.8

Hey, it's Dave Farranty from the Post.

0:12.8

Have you got a second post?

0:13.8

This is Post Reports.

0:14.8

I'm Martine Powers.

0:19.1

It's Wednesday, January 29.

0:23.9

Today, the impeachment trial enters the question phase.

0:27.6

How black Americans feel about Trump?

0:29.9

And what Brexit means for Brits living abroad?

0:38.5

On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate began a two-day, 16-hour period of questioning in

0:47.5

the impeachment trial.

0:51.8

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake was covering it, and he watched as Senator, after

0:56.0

Senator post questions to the president's legal team and the House Democratic managers.

1:01.4

The one thing that's a little bit interesting about the process, though, is they don't

1:04.8

ask it themselves.

1:06.2

They have to submit the questions in writing, which are then read by Chief Justice John

1:12.1

Roberts.

1:13.1

And this is kind of a side note, but it's funny that this is actually one of the occasions

1:17.1

where we've heard most from Chief Justice John Roberts publicly, like ever.

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