The man who beat Trump
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The Libertarian Party is known for being unconventional in US politics. But could it have an outsized influence in who wins the Oval Office this election year?
Americast sits down with Chase Oliver, the man who beat both Trump and RFK Jr for his party’s 2024 nomination. But what does he and his party believe in? Could he make it all the way to the top? And will he give the BBC his first interview if he’s elected president.
HOSTS: * Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter * Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
GUEST: * Sumi Somaskanda, BBC Chief Presenter * Chase Oliver, 2024 Libertarian presidential candidate
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This episode was made by Tim Walklate with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, |
| 0:02.0 | just in here. It's been a busy few hours in the America situation room. |
| 0:05.0 | Late last night, Anthony and co recorded an episode reacting immediately to the breaking news of Donald Trump being found guilty on all counts in his |
| 0:13.8 | hush money trial you should check it out if you haven't already but before we |
| 0:19.2 | recorded the hat episode we actually did another episode about libertarianism in the US which is |
| 0:24.6 | fascinating in a different way and that's what you are going to hear now enjoy. |
| 0:30.9 | BBC Sounds music radio podcasts. |
| 0:35.0 | So Anthony, let's start with something you don't hear very often. |
| 0:37.5 | Well, a voice that you hear an awful lot, |
| 0:39.8 | but a reaction to that voice that was quite unusual and led to quite a lot of interest. |
| 0:45.2 | Let's hear it. |
| 0:46.2 | De Roy wrote, Donald J Trump will address the Libertarian Party and its National Convention on Saturday. |
| 0:55.1 | The Libertarian Party should nominate Trump for President of the United States. |
| 1:00.4 | Whoa! |
| 1:01.4 | That's nice. That's nice. Maybe you don't want to win. |
| 1:10.0 | Donald Trump getting booed. As he mentioned that's the Libertarian Convention here in |
| 1:15.6 | Washington DC this weekend and yeah he didn't get a warm reception he was out of the |
| 1:19.7 | bubble but out of the bubble means you face reality sometimes they certainly seem to yeah |
| 1:24.2 | I think you rather enjoyed it there do I love the way he trolls his audience maybe you |
| 1:28.0 | don't want to win I mean that that is that's not a normal kind of |
| 1:31.0 | presidential reaction to being booed is it but it was quite |
| 1:35.5 | effective I got the impression actually he half enjoyed the whole thing they |
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