May 29, 2026 - "American Week": Trump's stability questioned over Iran talks, and Jill Biden rakes over old coals

About this episode

Simon discusses the latest events in the US, including Trump's actions regarding Iran and Jill Biden's new memoir.

Simon's weekly chronicle of events from a deeply unserious United States. Listen live every week on Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on LBC at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards. This week: - Trump's mad move in the Middle East; - the scrapping of US humanitarian aid fuels the spread of Ebola; - Jill Biden spins a yarn in her new memoir.

People in this episode

Host: Simon Marks

Topics covered

• Trump's foreign policy
• US humanitarian aid
• Jill Biden's memoir
• Middle East tensions
• Ebola outbreak

Keywords

• Trump
• Jill Biden
• Iran talks
• Ebola
• humanitarian aid
• Middle East
• memoir

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Places: United States

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