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Sep 2020
52m 42s

Donald’s Trump Card: Could the President...

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With the polls seemingly stacked against him, what dirty tactics will Donald Trump need to deploy if he’s to triumph in November’s election? And what will his victory, or demise, mean for the Western world? UCL Politics Professor Dr Julie Norman joins us to discuss the upcoming campaign. Plus - what the does the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny mean for Russia’s fight for democracy? And following anti-lockdown protests in London at the weekend, we take a look at how the far right is using COVID to bolster its ranks.


  • “Trump is trying to frame himself as the law and order President” - Dr Julie Norman
  • “2016 was an existential level trauma for the Democratic Party” - Justin Quirk
  • “In Russia, an opponent of Vladimir Putin is a dangerous thing to be.” - Arthur Snell


Presented by Nina Schick with Arthur Snell and Justin Quirk. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production


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