Americast – Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why did Trump walk out of his TV interview with Meet The Press?

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The US president was being questioned in Wisconsin when he walked out; What happened and why did the clip go viral? In this episode, Anthony, Marianna and Sumi answer your questions with Matt Chorley on 5 Live. We also look at whether the president lost control of the Iran War. Last week, some Republicans joined Democrats to pass a measure in Congress aimed at preventing Trump from taking further military action amid growing opposition to the war. Meanwhile, with renewed tit-for-tat attacks from both Iran and Israel, Donald Trump insists he is close to a deal to end the conflict. Plus, why is Vice President J.D. Vance posting about Henry Nowak on social media and what impact is it having? And is 60 Minutes, one of America’s most iconic news programs, being killed off by new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss? This was the accusation following the firing of longtime anchor Scott Pelley. We ask what’s going on with the layoffs at CBS. HOSTS: • Anthony Zurcher, North America Reporter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Research Reporter • Matt Chorley, 5 Live Hosts CONTACT: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or this Use: #Americast This episode is produced by Alix Pickles and Ellie House. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. 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 Comment https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mssm

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