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The Big Republican Debate Preview with Jake Tapper

Will Donald Trump turn up to the first Republican election debate next week?

As the last Republican presidential hopefuls try to qualify for the opening debate of the primary in Milwaukee next week, Donald Trump is deciding whether to turn up or to surrender to a court in Georgia. Jake Tapper, who has moderated election debates for CNN, joins the Americast team to explain what they are like behind the scenes and how this one could play out.

HOSTS:
β€’ Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
β€’ Sarah Smith, North America editor
β€’ Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent
β€’ Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUEST:
β€’ Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and author

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg, with Alix Pickles and Catherine Fusillo. The technical producer was Gareth Jones and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ SOUNDS CHAPTERS:
0:04 – Republican debate bingo
3:18 – Will Trump turn up?
12:17 – Jake Tapper

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