Mehdi Hasan on Donald Trump’s big, beautiful birthday
From Today in Focus by The Guardian
June 11, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Mehdi Hasan discusses the state of the US as it celebrates its 250th anniversary and Donald Trump's 80th birthday.
As the US prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary and Trump turns 80, what state is the country in? And its president?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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Host: Mehdi Hasan
Topics covered
- Donald Trump
- US anniversary
- politics
- current events
- presidential state
Keywords
- Donald Trump
- Mehdi Hasan
- US anniversary
- politics
- president
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Places: US
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