Become the countrys next Prime Minister steps down amid political infighting. Im michael oku welcome to the program we begin with a Major Political fight in the u. S. Over the vacant seat on the Supreme Court u. S. Media reports say President Donald Trump will nominate Amy Kone Barrett to fill that seat she would replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week and buried currently serves as a federal Appeals Court judge and is known for her conservative religious views trump told journalists on friday hed made up his mind but he refused to confirm the speculation ahead of an official announcement on saturday. For more im joined by Irwin Collier professor. That bored college in berlin irwin its really nice to have you with us here what do we know about any coney buried in essence what effect would she have on the Supreme Court to start probably with the most important she is 48 years old which means with good health she could be around for a long time she clerked after law school with An
A done deal they knew that before trump even announced it which made it was also sort of peculiar they said we have proven we dont know who hes going to name which isnt a rather odd way of doing things so the republicans are going to stand behind this nomination so turning to another big factor in this election all together the coronavirus pandemic of course the United States has hit another new milestone lets get this right 7000000 cases now more than 200000 deaths how significant is this likely to be going into the election in november well as the old saw goes one persons death is a tragedy 200000 is a statistic. This has been weighing on the american body politic and the difference in the polls when you see thats been a steady difference between joe biden and donald trump to bidens favor that difference is built on a pandemic. That has literally had no president ial leadership or of failed president ial leadership that wont change so a distraction from reality with another reality f
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And mark. Were here on the border oversee. We would like to be inside, but that has been impossible. Over the last 12 months since the military coup her, the board is, have been very tight. Although here we have seen over the course of the last couple of weeks, tens of thousands of people flooding across from me and my trying to escape fierce fighting earth that has been taking place. Now that has come down in the last week or so. And the ties have certainly not being keen to welcome people, those who have come across had been urged to go back once. The fighting in the immediate area has settled down, though you are secretary of state will continue talks with russia as foreign minister and later about the crisis in ukraine. Though Un Security Council has met to discuss the issue, russia and the u. S. Have blamed each other for escalating tension. The u. S. Is designated cuts are a major non nato ally. This follows a meeting between president joe biden, casara, amir, a shift. I mean, be
And mark. Were here on the border oversee. We would like to be inside, but that has been impossible. Over the last 12 months since the military coup her, the board is, have been very tight. Although here we have seen over the course of the last couple of weeks, tens of thousands of people flooding across from me and my trying to escape fierce fighting earth that has been taking place. Now that has come down in the last week or so. And the ties have certainly not being keen to welcome people, those who have come across had been urged to go back once. The fighting in the immediate area has settled down, though you are secretary of state will continue talks with russia as foreign minister and later about the crisis in ukraine. Though Un Security Council has met to discuss the issue, russia and the u. S. Have blamed each other for escalating tension. The u. S. Is designated cuts are a major non nato ally. This follows a meeting between president joe biden, casara, amir, a shift. I mean, be