Talking Politics USA

• How will Trump deal with Starmer and a split Europe?

  “If he’s banking on the special relationship, he’s probably on a hiding to nothing.”In the latest Talking Politics USA, our International Editor Emma Murphy and former Trump appointee Matthew Bartlett join Rageh Omaar to debate the weight of the US-UK “special relationship" as Keir Starmer heads to the White House in these most turbulent of times.The team also react to Elon Musk’s chainsaw stunt, the next German leader Friedrich Merz’s outspoken comments about the US and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s controversial takeover of the James Bond franchise - as Emma makes a surprising 007 confession and Matthew explains how he was inspired by Daniel Craig’s wardrobe.Got a question for the team? Email [email protected] to make sure we're talking about the issues which matter most to you.

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• Are Trump, Putin and Xi carving up the world? Plus Donald at Daytona and Hygge's Hollywood ambitions

  "American underwriting of European security now has a question mark"As Donald Trump looks to strike a peace deal with Russia over its war in Ukraine - and leave European leaders and Kyiv feeling left out in the cold - the Talking Politics USA team assess whether America remains the ally to Europe which it has been ever since the Second World War.Before that, Rageh Omaar, US Correspondent Dan Rivers and former advisor to President Bill Clinton, Laura Schwartz delve into the world of the young college grads at the heart of Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation.And after President Trump made a claim for Greenland, the team hear from one of the people behind a satirical petition suggesting Denmark buy California in the ultimate real estate deal. Could Trump be tempted?Got a question for the team? Email [email protected] to make sure we’re talking about the topics that matter most to you…

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• The odd duck, the conspiracy theorist and the ‘Thomas Cromwell’ inside Donald Trump’s 'royal court'

  “If Donald Trump is a rare bird, then he is something of an odd duck…”The Talking Politics USA team step inside the royal court of Donald Trump to identify three potential key and controversial power players in his new administration.U.S. Correspondent Dan Rivers and former Trump appointee Matthew Bartlett explain to Rageh Omaar why Trump picks RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Russell Vought will become critical voices in the returning president’s ear - and whether he really is all powerful this time round.But before that the trio look back at Trump’s history-making trip to the Super Bowl and how the president rewrote the map, dissed Taylor Swift and attempted to shift some more tectonic political plates with his nearest neighbours.Got a question for the team? Email [email protected] to make sure we’re talking about the topics that matter most to you…

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• Mandelson’s screeching u-turn and the strategy behind Trump’s tariffs gamble

  “President Trump is always eager to bury the hatchet, sometimes in your face, sometimes in your back…”Former Trump appointee Matthew Bartlett delivers colourful analysis on his Talking Politics USA debut to explain to Tom Bradby how the president is likely to react to Peter Mandelson’s remarkable u-turn from his previously scathing criticism.Political Editor Robert Peston and US Correspondent Dan Rivers debate the strategy behind the president’s tariffs war with Canada, Mexico and the EU, while our expert panel weigh up whether Elon Musk is about to shut down US aid around the world.Every week Talking Politics USA digs into the key topics for a UK audience to understand what’s really going on in Donald Trump’s America.Got a question? Email the team at [email protected] to make sure we’re talking about the topics that matter most to you…

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• January 6th rioters released, the Danish diplo-spat deepens, and what is a 'Trump meme coin'?

  Tom Bradby, Brett O'Donnell, and Dan Rivers discuss the debut of Trump's 27-year-old Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the president's latest diplomatic fallouts with Colombia and Denmark, how his promised mass deportation programme is unfolding, and why he has decided to branch out into the brave new world of 'meme coins'.

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