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Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A judge’s “God Bless the USA” ringtone raised eyebrows when it went off in the Rittenhouse murder trial. And as the jury deliberates its verdict, Washington Post reporter Kim Bellware describes how this court case is the most acrimonious she has ever covered. Also, as a defiant Steve Bannon surrenders himself to the FBI, former Republican Congressman Doug Collins tells us why he thinks the Department of Justice has become Biden’s political arm. And Emily shares her memories of an evening with Trump’s former strategist – and a bottle of wine. Americast is made by Estelle Doyle and Phil Marzouk. The studio director is Emma Crowe, the assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	Now look, it's been nearly 40 years since Lee Greenwood wrote his signature song, and
0:10.0	I think you'll recognize this one.
0:11.8	God bless the USA.
0:15.5	It was first released in 1984, but, be honest, when you're not in the mood, you're
0:25.6	not going to be able to enter the political stage.
0:32.6	It was used by Reagan, it was used for the Republican National Convention when it was
0:39.6	first written, but it has been the Trump song.
0:43.6	It's his entrance, it's his rally, and he has the U.S.
0:48.6	The author, the singer, Greenwood at his side.
0:58.6	That was Greenwood who sang God bless the USA, the Trump inauguration.
1:02.6	So, what do you hear when you hear that tune?
1:06.6	It is a Pavlovian dog reaction.
1:08.6	I think, okay, time to stop chatting to the crew.
1:11.6	Trump's coming on stage.
1:12.6	It's now.
1:13.6	It's happening.
1:14.6	The rally is about to begin.
1:15.6	It is so closely assumed.
1:16.6	It's just the start of a Trump rally for me, and you hear it, and you think, oh wow,
1:23.6	okay, we're on.
1:24.6	But, and it's a very big but, this theme tune turned up in a murder trial just the other day.
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