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President Trump: Maga strikes back – Politics Weekly UK

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Donald Trump is going to be president of the United States for a second time. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Jonathan Freedland, the columnist and host of Politics Weekly America, from Washington DC to ask how so many polls failed to predict his win. And back home in the UK, the political correspondent Kiran Stacey joins John to look at Kemi Badenoch’s first PMQs as leader of the opposition.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
6 Nov 2024 English United Kingdom News

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