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News,15 Jun 2026,35 mins
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Donald Trump became the 2nd oldest president successful US past connected Sunday, astatine 80 years old. And to observe the milestone helium hosted a UFC cage combat connected the White House lawn. Justin, Anthony and Marianna articulation Matt Chorley connected 5 Live to sermon however the UFC Freedom 250 lawsuit was received successful the US. Was it a wealth trap oregon a solemnisation of each things America? Did Trump truly autumn dormant for portion of the lawsuit and does that accidental thing astir his quality to bash the job? Also, what does Trump’s woody implicit Iran really mean - and is it immoderate antithetic from the concern pre-war? The president called the New York Times connected Sunday, criticising Netanyahu arsenic a “very hard guy”. Do the US nationalist deliberation the dialog process has been worthy it? Plus, who is Jon Ossoff, and could helium beryllium a statesmanlike underdog for 2028? The squad reply your questions astir the Democrat up of the Georgia primaries. And with the World Cup kick-off and the New York Knicks winning the NBA rubric for the archetypal clip successful implicit a century, the squad unpack what’s got sports fans talking. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send america a connection oregon dependable enactment via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or usage #Americast This occurrence was made by Alix Pickles and Grace Reeve. The method shaper was Ricardo McCarthy. The bid shaper is Purvee Pattni. The elder quality exertion is Sam Bonham. If you privation to beryllium notified each clip we people a caller episode, delight subscribe to america connected BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe fastener connected the app. You tin present perceive to Americast connected a astute speaker. If you privation to listen, conscionable accidental "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works connected astir astute speakers. US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is portion of the BBC News Podcasts household of podcasts. The squad that makes Americast besides makes tons of different podcasts, including Newscast. If you bask Americast (and if you're speechmaking this past you hopefully do), past we deliberation that you volition bask immoderate of our different pods too. See links below. Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Top Comment https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001mssm Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
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