The President's In Tray
Whoever wins the US presidential election, what awaits the next man in the White House?
The Briefing Room · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Whoever wins the US presidential election, what policy priorities await the next man in the White House?
David Aaronovitch, asks what are the domestic priorities for an-coming President Biden or a second term President Trump and how do they go about rebuilding the US economy amid an ongoing Covid pandemic?
On the international front, how might America's relationship with the rest of the world change with a new President and will this mean a greater commitment to tackling climate change? If President Trump wins a second term, where will he focus his international agenda?
Contributors: James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic
Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice-President Joe Biden.
Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US & Americas, Chatham House
Thomas Hale, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Oxford University
Producers: Richard Fenton Smith, Simon Coates, Kirsteen Knight Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar Editor: Jasper Corbett