Americaist – Jill Biden reveals how she feels about Joe Biden’s health during his presidency

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Former First Lady Jill Biden She said she wanted to “set the record straight” about her feelings about her husband’s health during that infamous debate that ended his 2024 presidential bid. Why is she speaking out now, and what does it mean for Democrats, especially during this November midterm election? In this episode of The Americanist, we go under the radar, looking at stories away from the mainstream news headlines. As well as the Bidens, we discuss why this World Cup could be the best PR machine for Donald Trump’s America. Social media videos show fans around the world are united in their positive experience in the States – but is everything as good as it seems online? And the president wants to give America’s top legal job to his former personal attorney. Trump says Todd Blanche has ‘kept him in jail for years’ and is doing a great job as interim leader. But not everyone appreciates it. Who are the Republicans who are preventing him from becoming Attorney General? Hosts: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter • Mariana Spring, Senior Correspondent, Social Media Investigations • Caitriona Perry, Chief Anchor, BBC News Get in touch: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note on WhatsApp to +44 330 330. Use #Americast This episode was created by Purvee Pattni, Alix Pickles and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The serial producer is Purvi Patni. The news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to BBC Sounds by tapping the subscribe button on the app. Now you can listen to Americast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “BBC Sounds to play Americast”. Works on most modern speakers. US Election Unsolved: Subscribe to Anthony’s BBC Newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes several other podcasts, including Newscast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you’re reading this, you do), then we think you’ll enjoy some of our pods. Check out the link below. Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Top Commentary https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001mssm Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r International Story: https://www.bbc.co.tv/sounds

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