Trump Versus The Snail

The Irish Passport

Society & Culture

4.8 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On Ireland's west coast, far from the noise and fury of US partisan politics, presidential contender Donald Trump has been bested by a fearsome foe: a tiny snail no larger than a pin prick. Naomi and Tim dig into the curious links between the Republican candidate and this windswept corner of Ireland, most notably the village of Doonbeg, where the development of a Trump golf course transformed local fortunes. We speak to journalist Kate Demolder about her experience reporting in the town and the local tensions she discovered between economic dependence on Trump, and deep reservations about his politics. Finally, Naomi and Tim consider what's at stake for Ireland in the coming US election and whether the relationship between Trump and Doonbeg is a microcosm of Ireland's policy towards the US. Naomi recalls her experience reporting on Trump in Scotland in 2016 and the red flags that were evident then in our bonus debrief episode over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112180566/

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Irish Passport.
0:02.3	Let's do it.
0:03.1	Welcome to the Irish Passport.
0:04.8	I'm Tim McInerney.
0:06.0	I'm Naomi O'Leary.
0:07.0	We're friends.
0:07.7	Can you both to Naomi?
0:08.5	Anwar Fat, Tim.
0:09.9	This is your passport to Irish culture, history and politics.
0:13.2	Uh-huh.
0:13.5	I'm recording.
0:14.2	One, two, two, three.
0:16.6	Okay.
0:39.9	Hello everyone and welcome back to the Irish Passport podcast.
0:47.6	Hi listeners, we are back from our summer holidays and in today's episode we are turning our attention right away to the United States.
0:52.9	Of course, some of you may have noticed that the small matter of the US presidential election is coming up.
0:55.6	And the eyes of the world, not least in Ireland, are watching closely. Yeah, it's fair to say that this is no ordinary election either.
1:00.9	On one side, we have Donald Trump standing for re-election to the White House, despite ongoing
1:05.8	criminal investigations against him. And on the other, we have Kamala Harris, who only took over as Democratic candidate
1:12.1	a few weeks ago when Joe Biden dropped out of the running. The outcome of an American presidential
1:17.8	election is always globally important. But the current political climate makes this one particularly
1:23.3	consequential. Right now, we have so much going on internationally that this election could affect.
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