The President's Path: Trump's second term: How America and the world sees him

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's presidency and the key issues influencing the upcoming midterms.

Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann answer your questions on Trump’s presidency and examine the key issues that could shape the midterms, from his approach to foreign policy and relations with US allies to the domestic political battles and key races to watch. Senior producer: James Kraft Editor: James Kraft Executive producer: Anna Holford

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda

Guest: Bernd Debusmann

Topics covered

• Trump's presidency
• midterm elections
• foreign policy
• US allies
• domestic politics
• political battles

Keywords

• Trump
• midterms
• foreign policy
• US allies
• political battles
• Caitríona Perry
• Sumi Somaskanda
• Bernd Debusmann

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC World Service

Books & works: Trump’s presidency

Places: America, US

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