Will Trump's primetime speech help him challenge the midterm elections?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm sure there used to be quiet news days. |
| 0:10.4 | Not anymore. |
| 0:11.5 | These days, the news never stops, and nor do we. |
| 0:14.4 | That's why there are new episodes of newscasts seven days a week. |
| 0:17.7 | And sometimes even that isn't enough. |
| 0:19.8 | Listen to newscast every day on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:22.8 | Donald Trump has delivered a prime time speech from the White House addressing the nation and telling |
| 0:27.7 | them he thinks American elections are not safe. Newly declassified intelligence, he said, |
| 0:34.6 | would show meddling elections past and the danger of elections in the future. |
| 0:39.3 | Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, |
| 0:43.3 | that vote will be counted accurately in a system, and that is to make that system secure. |
| 0:50.3 | One where cheating and interference are not just difficult, but virtually impossible. |
| 0:57.2 | Why is Donald Trump warning America now that he thinks that's the danger of cheating and meddling |
| 1:02.2 | in American elections? What's in it for him? And could it have something to do with the upcoming |
| 1:07.3 | midterm elections? That's what we're going to dive into. Welcome to AmeriCast. |
| 1:14.5 | AmeriCast from BBC News. You hear that sound? Oh, I think when I hear that sound, it reminds me of money. |
| 1:22.5 | We didn't start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it. |
| 1:26.7 | This is a big cover up, and this administration is engaged in it. |
| 1:30.1 | This guy has Trump arrangement syndrome. |
| 1:32.4 | I have four words for you. |
| 1:35.6 | Turn the volume up. |
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