Americast – Who is Trump’s “killer”… Were there security flaws in the DC shooting?

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The President of the United States has written a “manifesto” for the gunman who invaded the security environment at the White House press dinner. Investigators are continuing to investigate a possible motive for the attack, which appears to have targeted the president and his top aides. In this episode, Justin and Sarah talk to Tom Bateman, the BBC’s State Department reporter, who was at the dinner and was in the room when it all happened. Host: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor Guest: • Tom Bateman, BBC State Department Correspondent Contact us: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Message or voice note on WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480. By Alix Pickles and Purvi Patni. The technical producer was Rohan Maddison. 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 “Ask the BBC to play Voice of America”. 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 probably do), then we think you’ll enjoy our other pods, too. Check out the link below. News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd

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