Americast – Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Zohran Mamdani achieved a miracle in New York?
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NYC’s new mayor says his new budget will save the city billions of dollars without having to cut key services. In a social media post, Zohran Mamdani told New Yorkers that his administration “invented a $12 billion budget deficit. Today, I’m proud to say we brought it down to zero. We failed to close the gap on working people.” But beyond the headlines, how true is this, and what are New Yorkers saying about it? In this episode, Justin, Anthony and Marianna answer your questions with Matt Chorley on 5 Live. They also talk about whether Trump’s social media posts now carry less weight, especially when it comes to Iran, and a new push by Senate Democrats to take funding away from the president’s new ballroom plans. And how the US president is further expanding the Donald Trump brand, including a Trump-branded gold phone. PRESENTERS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Senior Social Media Research Reporter CONTACT: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or this Use: #Americast This episode is produced by Alix Pickles and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The producer of the series is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by pressing the subscribe button in the app. You can now listen to Americast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast.” Works on most smart speakers. US Election Not Turned: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also produces many other podcasts, including Newscast. If you enjoyed Americast (and if you’re reading this, I hope you do), we think you’ll enjoy our other capsules, too. See the links below. News broadcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd Best Commentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001mssm
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