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Apr 2025
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100 Days of Trump (Part 3)… Who Is Welco...

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This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United States. In this third episode, Matt Chorley joins Sarah and Anthony to discuss Trump’s plans to deport migrants on a large scale, how he is circumventing the courts, and revoking hundreds of student visas. We ask who has been allowed to stay in Trump’s America, and who is being forced out?

HOSTS: • Matt Chorley, Radio 5 Live presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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