Donald Trump gets on the phone... with Sarah
4/23/202625 min
What happened when Americast’s Sarah Smith cold called the US president? In this episode, Sarah and Anthony thoroughly unpack her phone call with Donald Trump, how she planned the interview…and also, she tells us what happened when the US president unexpectedly called her back.
Listen to what Donald Trump told Sarah about next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla, and how he thinks it could help repair relations with the UK. He also has advice for how Keir Starmer can recover after the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador. Plus, Sarah asks Trump about his earlier threat to “wipe out” an entire civilisation in Iran.
HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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Sarah Smith· Host1:04
Hello, it's Sarah here in the BBC's Washington Bureau.
Anthony Zurcher· Host1:09
And it's Anthony across the river in Arlington, Virginia. Uh, so Sarah, uh, have you had any interesting phone conversations today?
Sarah Smith· Host1:18
[laughing] Yeah, one or two. I mean, it's always a pleasure- [laughing] ... to speak to you on the phone, Anthony, obviously.
Anthony Zurcher· Host1:24
Yeah, of course.
Sarah Smith· Host1:24
Uh, but I'm, I, I made an outgoing call to, uh, one Donald John Trump, uh, who picked up the phone.