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Who is Michael Bloomberg?

Americast

BBC

News, Government, Politics

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to talk about Michael… Maitlis and Sopes are joined by Anthony ‘The Mooch’ Scaramucci, Margaret Talev from Axios and Huw Van Steenis, one of Bloomberg's business associates.

Producers: Emma Close & Ione Wells Editor: Dino Sofos

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.9

So basically John won, I know that all comes as a shock to you.

0:09.2

We are doing the Bloomberg special and we are doing it on what is a bank holiday in America

0:15.5

it's called.

0:16.5

The President's Day, so happy President's Day, all to you, America's listeners.

0:20.5

Well, it's delightful to have you with us.

0:22.5

I'm glad I won this battle that it's time to talk about Michael.

0:26.0

I threw my toys out of the pram.

0:28.0

I went from North to Tantrum in 3.2 seconds and now we are going to discuss this extraordinary

0:34.3

campaign that is taking shape with Michael Bloomberg in probably ignoring Iowa, ignoring

0:41.7

New Hampshire and yet with the vast sums of money he has to spend.

0:46.3

He is making a difference in this race.

0:48.2

But we're going to take you right back to the basics.

0:50.6

For anyone who's heard the name but can't put a face to it or knows the face perhaps,

0:55.2

but can't really put a name to it.

0:57.6

Yes, we're going to tell you what you need to know and we've got some brilliant guests

1:03.4

for this episode.

1:04.8

Hugh Van Steenis who has worked with him knows him alongside Mark Carney in London, Anthony

1:12.1

the Mooch, Scaramucci, who's sitting in his shorts on a beach in the Cayman Islands.

1:17.2

So if we put a foot wrong and he hear a splash that's him going off for a dip.

1:20.8

And Margaret Talif who used to be the Bloomberg Chief White House correspondent and is now working

1:26.5

for Axios.

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