Joe sets his sights on Nato but is being criticised at home.
The Americast team reconvene early from their holidays to react to Joe Biden’s brief visit to the UK. Justin is joined by Katty Kay and Anthony is pulled out of bed in Washington DC at 4:30am to join the new Americast Breakfast Club.
BBC political editor Chris Mason is on hand too.
And there’s one more question to answer: is the Commander in Chief actually a nice guy? He’s faced criticism for not publicly acknowledging his granddaughter. Is his family man image at risk?
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Katty Kay, USA special correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent
GUESTS: • Chris Mason, political editor
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This episode was made by Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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