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Donald Trump has warned that US efforts to stop drug trafficking “by land” in Venezuela will begin “very soon”. But what’s really happening off the coast of Venezuela, and why is Trump calling for a closure of Venezuelan airspace? And, the president said he would “permanently halt immigration” to the US from all “third world countries” following the attack on National Guard members last week. Could this increase immigration tensions in the US? Plus, as we return from the Thanksgiving break – the busiest travel day in the US calendar – why is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launching a campaign to bring ‘civility and courtesy’ back to air travel in the US? Matt Chorley, Justin, Sarah and Anthony are back to answer your questions on BBC Radio 5 Live… Hosts: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent Contact: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Drop us a message or voice via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480 SEND A NOTE • Email Americanst@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast This episode was produced by Rufus Gray with Alix Pickles and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The producer of the series is Purvi Pattani. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified whenever we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by pressing the Subscribe button on the app. You can now listen to Americast on smart speakers. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. This works on most smart speakers. US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News podcast family of podcasts. The team that creates AmericaCast also produces several other podcasts, including NewsCast and UkraineCast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you’re reading this we hope you do), we think you’ll enjoy some of our other pods too. See link given below. Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
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