Americanswers! How far will Trump go in siding with Putin against Ukraine?
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Americanswers! How far will Trump go in siding with Putin against Ukraine?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 202632 min
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What happens to Donald Trump’s power if the Democrats take back Congress in the midterms? With just over two weeks to go, Sarah, Anthony and Marianna are back with Matt Chorley to answer your questions. What would a Democratic House and Senate mean for the president? Could they try to impeach him for a third time? And why are the Republicans diverting campaign money into races that should be safe? They also look at how Trump was able to waive new sanctions on Russia, even though Congress had recently passed them with bipartisan support. An...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. ...and the I'm Trump is able to bypass a new law sanctioning Russia to allow it to sell millions of barrels

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of diesel onto the international market. And why does he seem to be so much more sympathetic towards Vladimir Putin than he does to President Zelensky? We've been talking about that, along with also where the money is being spent in the

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midterm elections and Donald Trump's fixation with what some of his male candidates look like on this week's edition of America Answers with me, Sarah, along with Anthony and Mariana when we were talking to Matt Charlie on 5 Live. to America.

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