Americast – Donald Trump gets on the phone… with Sarah
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What happened when Americast’s Sarah Smith coldly called the US president? In this episode, Sarah and Anthony detail their phone call with Donald Trump, how they planned the interview… and also describe what happened when the US president unexpectedly called her back. Hear what Donald Trump told Sarah about King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit next week and how he thinks it could help repair relations with the United Kingdom. He also has advice on how Keir Starmer can recover from the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador. Also, Sarah asks Trump about his earlier threat to “destroy” an entire civilization in Iran. PRESENTERS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent CONTACT: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp at +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast This episode is produced by George Dabby. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. 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. Newscast: 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 BBC Sounds – Best Commentary – Available Episodes
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