Trump 2.0
Radical with Amol Rajan
BBC
4.5 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we look forward and discuss what a second Trump presidency could mean for the world with Lord Sedwill who was the UK’s most senior civil servant and national security adviser when Trump was last in the White House. Amol and Nick also speak to Mike Gonzalez who is a senior fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington DC about what we can expect from Donald Trump this time round. The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor. To get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme make sure you subscribe on BBC Sounds. That way you’ll get an alert every time we release a new episode and you won’t miss our extra bonus episodes either. You can also listen to the latest episode of The Today Podcast any time on your smart speaker by saying “Smart Speaker, ask BBC Sounds to play The Today Podcast.” If you have a question you’d like Amol and Nick to answer, get in touch by sending us a message on WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email us Today@bbc.co.uk The senior producer is Lewis Vickers, the producer is Nadia Gyane, research and digital production from Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Hannah Montgomery.
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| 0:14.8 | It does mean we have to put in the hard work, though. |
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| 0:21.4 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:28.9 | This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again. |
| 0:38.3 | Oh, we're going to do. |
| 0:41.3 | Well, in the end, it was a decisive win. |
| 0:43.3 | Donald Trump has beaten Kamala Harris. |
| 0:45.3 | He will be the 47th President of the United States. |
| 0:49.3 | President again, not for a little while. |
| 0:51.3 | It happens in January, but he's just pulled off, Nick, |
| 0:56.6 | probably the greatest comeback in political history. |
| 1:02.0 | Extraordinary. I was struck by the words he uttered in that speech a little bit later. |
| 1:07.6 | Hey, he said, look at what happened. Is this crazy? And I think there are people all over the world thinking, just that, is this crazy? For some, it's crazy in a bad way. |
| 1:14.2 | This is a kind of pull the duvet over your head moment. It is a put your fingers in your ear moment. |
| 1:20.3 | It is a switch off the radio and the tele moment because they simply cannot understand how America's done it. |
| 1:28.4 | How he shrugged off the criminal conviction, the sexual assault, |
| 1:32.3 | the attempted coup on January the 6th, the contempt for democracy, |
| 1:35.7 | the law process women. |
| 1:38.5 | For others, it's crazy that anyone ever thought that Kamala Harris, |
| 1:43.8 | an incumbent at a time of soaring inflation |
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