The president’s path: Trump’s Latino base

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Donald Trump will not be on the ballot in next year’s midterm elections, but his policies will be put to the electoral test. Sumi Somaskanda, Courtney Subramanian, and Bernd Debusmann Jr explore how the president’s latest actions on immigration and economy could shape Latino voter behaviour in the 2026 midterms. Every Friday, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what is on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: [email protected] Producer: John Ringer Editor: Adrian Chiculita

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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Sumi Somoskanda. Welcome to the President's Path here on the explanation feed.
0:06.2	If you're curious about the world and want trusted, thoughtful analysis about the U.S. and further afield,
0:12.3	the explanation feed from the BBC is for you, so please follow and subscribe. Of course, here on the
0:18.4	president's path, every week, we walk back along the latest actions of President Trump and his administration.
0:24.5	Today, I'm joined by our senior reporter, Berndt Bussman, and our assistant editor, Courtney Subramanian.
0:33.6	Hi, guys. Hey, Bernd. How is Mexico treating you?
0:42.2	Good. I just feel like I'm missing a lot back in D.C. this week. It's kind of a busy one.
0:47.0	It certainly has. And, you know, the biggest news, of course, is that we have Courtney back with us. Courtney, welcome back.
0:52.5	Thank you. Thank you. It's good to be here. Glad to not be changing a diaper for one.
0:58.7	Incredible accomplishment of bringing another lovely little human into the world.
1:02.3	So we're glad to have you back.
1:04.5	And, you know, if Byrne thinks that he missed a lot in one week, I'm sure it feels overwhelming to look back at the time that you've
1:10.9	been gone. But what's that like coming back? Yeah, I mean, everything's changed, but nothing's
1:16.7	changed at all. The way I've described it to people is the pace hasn't changed, but the amount of
1:24.3	hours I sleep has. So it makes it a bit difficult these days, but I'm just
1:30.3	trying to keep up, get my feet underneath me. And yeah, we'll see. Well, of course, there's,
1:36.5	there's plenty for us to talk about this week. And we know that presidents Trump and Putin are
1:40.4	holding their massive meeting in Alaska. And we will, of course, be digging into all
1:45.5	angles of that and President Trump's foreign policy priorities and strategy. Stay tuned for that next
1:51.4	week for our listeners and viewers when we have a bit more of an idea of what the outcome is there.
1:56.0	But we had the three of us been talking a bit before recording the spot and thought, let's spend an episode taking a bit of a closer look at a voting group that we talked about so much in the lead up to the 2024 election, which was Latino voters.
2:11.3	And, you know, we in the aftermath of the election also dissected how these voters cast their ballots. And, you know, the big top line
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