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artist in grammy history. artist in grammy history. now on bbc news — the president's path. hello, welcome to another episode of the president's path — our weekly look inside donald trump's presidency — as we discuss and break down what's been happening and why. we're here in studio today — myself and courtney subramanian, and bernd debussmann — for a live episode, because there isjust so much happening that we didn't want to risk our conversation being out—of—date. and also, as journalists covering this trump administration, it's hard to find a spare moment to sit down and have a chat, isn't it? i mean, it's definitely a return to a much faster pace than it has been for the last four years. it's story after story, bernd, isn't it? it is, ijust think — i mean, i've only i can only

compare it to biden, but the tempo of the last two weeks has beenjust kind of incredible to me, just how many stories come out every single day out of every single time he speaks, you know, there's multiple storylines that come out. i think that's kind ofjust the way of the white house now. yeah, and comparing it to the last trump presidency, the first couple of weeks were less about policy and action, and more about kind of interpersonal issues, shall we say, within the team. but this is literally executive order, and action and action. and of course, this week absolutely dominated by the horrific tragedy, that mid—air collision, just down the road from us here over the potomac — and really thrust donald trump and his brand—new transportation secretary, sean duffy, and his new defence secretary, pete hegseth, right into having to deal with a real—life tragedy and crisis where the nation is really looking for leadership, for action. how do you guys think he's handled that? well, i think, to your point,

it has really sort of punctured this honeymoon period of trump trying to push through a lot of his messaging, following through with, you know, a lot of campaign promises through executive order, and put him in, you know, that sort of consoler—in—chief position that the president is often in during a moment of national tragedy. but for trump, i felt actually it recalled his first term. he sort of reflexively reacted as an observer, not necessarily as a president, offering his opinions on what he thought happened before we have a full investigation on what the actual cause was. and even channelling some of the political rhetoric around diversity, equity and inclusion programmes that he's been pushing forth in some of his policy, and going as far as to blaming some of his predecessors, biden

and obama, and their policies, suggesting that their management of the federal aviation association was due to some of these diversity programmes. and i think that was a hard link for some people to make, but he's really doubled down on that. and that is some of the same sort of rhetoric we saw during the covid briefings, where he reacts by

so i think it kind of shows how ready he is to use current events, i mean, the news of the day — trail, and then, you know, on january 20th when he took related to that. between him and the two secretaries that were and they were all very on the same message, for his leadership? in the military, as well. one thing i've heard a couple

times this week is that really for an audience of one. so it was very much focussed on trump before they spoke in the past, and pivoted to that dei point. it started with trump first, which i thought was quite interesting and quite telling. conversation about these dei — we should explain diversity, equality, and inclusion — programmes, which are designed access there before — and they've been incredibly successful, there's no evidence at all along

order the previous week specifically about the federal aviation agency. i mean, he did a general one in federal workplaces, but another specific one about ending these sorts of policies. so, i really felt yesterday that he was kind of nearly and we have no investigation, we have no evidence, we don't know anything what happened in this crash yet. the military helicopter, it'll be a bitjarring to hear the commander in chief, you know, who is blaming his out what the facts are, trying to figure out

in the future. yeah, i thought it was quite jarring, really, because especially yesterday when he gave those remarks, previous administration, he still works on instinct. to happen before he commented on what may or may not have happened. it was almost kind of, he just went with it to the first administration. everything kind of followed afterthat, ratherthan,

friday night here in dc, !,§'1i?'i�*l,tfi%§"i% fee???" so, there's still so many families and friends knowing that their person is in the potomac, or not knowing where they are. and for the conversation to have moved so quickly yesterday feels like a year ago!

issue about dei and blaming the democrats, and you know, national tragedy, right? and safety protocols, and move, move the story on to, up to a year to get

the final—final report of things — so that has pete hegseth front and centre on that story, as he was with another thing still that main push of president trump, have been about. with the department of homeland security to house in guantanamo bay. even though, you know, it's not quite built yet.

and to me, i mean, immigration to me seems where he came in most prepared. as quickly as he did shows that there was a very well—thought—through plan in terms of enlisting some of these other government agencies. you know, they're having da officers, for example, whose job has never really been to do that. and they promised — i mean, tom homan promised earlier this week and they're not sending children to school, they're not going to work. so i think it's having the exact effect that they intended, the shock—and—awe effect — the zone with some of these actions and orders

development with the trump administration, right? of these orders are going to get tied up in legal battles. but some of them, you know, might withstand the legal termed "migrant crime" — at the outset of this briefing, she's specifically named and identified individuals that

is a citizen of mexico, he's convicted of a sex crime, up in the ice raid." supporters that were concerned about this, you know, those people that were concerned about migrant crime. and the other thing about the messaging, they clearly had thought this through. kristi noem, out on some of these raids, you see tv of this happens. this weekend, as well. and they're really like selling home.

is what i'm doing." yeah, and i think, to your point aboutjoe biden, as long as they could. is not in the news is a day we've won." elected on immigration. this election, we've largely talked about it made that clear over the last two weeks. and the other big promise

that he had was around tariffs. tariffs are, as of now, coming into effect tomorrow morning. 25% for goods coming from canada and mexico, 10% for goods coming from china. just in the last couple of minutes, he's been in the oval office saying, "hello, eu, we're coming for you, as well". and it's just really kind of another one that are going to pay the price on this one. yes, but i do think, you know, the one thing we've learned is that you can't...

there's going to be some of these back channel and so, you know, tomorrow will be a big reveal, people, for the countries involved, and their economies and our economy. but i think we still don't entirely know what exactly of classic donald trump. and then, that's kind

of like his classic negotiating so, like courtney said, i don't think we know having that message out there, in his eyes is, you know, perhaps giving him leverage. i also think — i mean, if this does happen tomorrow, i think that'll be one of the first major tests let's say, if prices of certain goods goes up — they didn't really offer much in terms of answers, people and businesses. so i think if it happens, i think that'll be the first tit—for—tat, particularly with the eu, where it and the eu responded. this week of howard lutnick,

the commerce secretary pick, trump doesn't favour singular—product tariffs, that they favour big blanket bans, because they're more powerful and effective, and that perhaps they'd be only used on a short—term basis to get what they want, of what we saw at the weekend with columbia, as well. is these sort of sweeping generalisations of a tariff, everything. on his campaign promise. beautiful word than tariffs. tariffs is the greatest weapon we have." and i think, you know, this is him following through on that on a particular good. and the one thing you

mentioned, caitriona, you know, then we start looking at disruptions to supply chain, the us economy. so i do think timing also is an element here of, and we were talking about messaging on tariffs, of the white house press briefing. karoline leavitt, the new press secretary, holding her first briefing. the norm in recent times. and the amount of interest. seen the press room more

crowded than i have in the last and the one with president trump yesterday. it was packed in there, it was 150, maybe 200 crowded nightclub. and then, you know, ithought it was interesting — for biden first. across, but karoline leavitt, to me seemed to be performing for an audience of one the entire time. she was very on—brand, which i think we saw about what he's doing, at least to the people

you can come out of those briefings going, "0h, that was a waste of an hour, i didn't learn anything." yeah, no, it's something i'm... i sit on the white house correspondents association with the administration about. they had entertained a few different ideas about what the briefing room would look like, and decided

exactly, he's been around. in the first administration, and i think part of that was the uncertainty of whether week, that's something he actually liked to do, he would come to the briefing room and hold court for a couple hours at a time. he would do it at like 6pm, so he could do it so that is one thing that i think is a positive coming out of this, these negotiations about what the briefing room looks like.

different news organisations. it's notjust the same sort of legacy media which is to be welcomed. a question — whereas, during trump's first administration and now, bringing in other voices, is to be welcomed. i suppose the thing, from a journalist perspective, maybe isn't what everyone�*s interested in? yes, absolutely. of the white house.

and they, of course, have invited all of these then we're 0k. you'll be in there, bernd, elbowing your way through. iwill — i mean, the big difference to me that i've — which almost kind of takes the onus away from the press briefings, to a certain extent. questions from reporters — him personally — five times in one day. he gave that press briefing. answer more questions

in his first week than is itself very proud of. i think that's kind of a big departure, at least from my perspective, from the biden administration. it's fully a second week until monday. in the job here with lots to talk about on the president's path, as we chart that along. and we will continue to do that every week. so thanks, guys, for being here, stopping by for a chat. thanks for having us.

we'll do it again next week. thanks so much to you for watching, as well. take care. hello there. the first proper week of february is looking like one of two halves. around midweek high pressure builds back in. it will settle things down and we should see some sunshine returning overnight. of the country overnight. to scotland, northern ireland.

stronger winds for scotland and northern ireland, hebrides, western highlands, outbreaks of patchy rain here. double figure values for most. could be up to 12 or 13 degrees across the moray firth given monday night promises to be wet and windy for scotland and northern ireland with the rain pepping up. and eastwards into england and wales through the night i don't think any problems with frost. tuesday itself sees that weather front continue we will see some weather fronts moving into the north but this is a cold front behind it, the air does turn colder.

brightening up though for scotland and northern ireland air, something wintry certainly on the hills. double figures across the south and east. then it's all change, wednesday we start to see this from the near continent. staying cold for all. of a wintry nature. live from london.

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