Up for debate? Trump and Biden prepare to spar again
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off next week in the first presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. election season. Questions are swirling about how prepared both candidates are before they meet each other at the podium once again.
Sarah and Justin sit down with Mike Murphy, a veteran Republican strategist who has prepared many Republican candidates for debate, to break down what we can expect from the rematch. Can Biden calm concerns about the economy? Can Trump swat away attacks about his criminal conviction? What should Americasters be watching out for?
The showdown could be the most momentous debate of both men’s political careers.
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor
GUEST: • Mike Murphy, Republican strategist & Co-Host of ‘Hacks on Tap’
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This episode was made by Purvee Pattni with Rufus Gray and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hey Maricasters, you all ready for this? |
| 0:06.7 | Did you use the word smart? |
| 0:09.8 | So you said you went to Delaware State, but you forgot the name of your college. |
| 0:14.0 | You didn't go to Delaware State. |
| 0:15.4 | You graduated either the lowest or almost the lowest in your class. |
| 0:19.4 | Don't ever use the word smart with me. |
| 0:21.4 | Abraham Lincoln here is one of the most racist presidents we've had in modern history. |
| 0:25.5 | He pours fuel on every single racist fire. |
| 0:30.4 | Come on, this guy is a dog whistle about as big as a foghorn. |
| 0:34.0 | Yep, head to head once again Donald Trump, Joe Biden on the debate stage. |
| 0:39.6 | That was the two of them going at it in 2020. Next week they're going to be going at it in advance of the |
| 0:45.0 | 2024 election and this one could make a big difference. This could be the mother of all presidential |
| 0:51.2 | debates. And for that reason, they've already started their preparation, both of them, both Biden and Trump, |
| 0:56.5 | although Trump denies that he's doing very much, and we're doing our own this week with Mike Murphy, |
| 1:01.2 | the Republican strategist, former advisor to many |
| 1:04.4 | many Republican candidates, some successful, some unsuccessful, but my goodness he |
| 1:08.9 | knows his stuff behind the scenes. Welcome to Americast. America. |
| 1:15.4 | Americast from BBC News. |
| 1:18.0 | Let me start off with two words. |
| 1:20.0 | Made in America. |
| 1:21.5 | I'm not running for statehood here. |
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