Would lead by example. 25 years on, and donald trump is in the white house, so what kind of example is america setting now . My guest isjoe lieberman, former senator, al gores Vice President ial running mate in 2000. And recently touted as contender for fbi director under the current president. Is donald trump fundamentally changing americas global role . Joe lieberman, welcome. Stephen, good to be with you. Lets begin well, we have to begin, with an assessment of donald trump. Six months in the white house. Are you alarmed or reassured by what you have seen . Iam uncertain. 0bviously President Trump ran a campaign unlike any we have ever seen in america. As a former officeholder, during the year i would run into other officeholders or current elected officials, and we would go through the latest thing that candidate trump had said, which he would have agreed would have ended our campaign. He kept going. Part of it was that the public wanted a change, wanted an outsider. Because he was
Would lead by example. 25 years on, and donald trump is in the white house, so what kind of example is america setting now . My guest isjoe lieberman, former senator, al gores Vice President ial running mate in 2000. And recently touted as contender for fbi director under the current president. Is donald trump fundamentally changing americas global role . Joe lieberman, welcome. Stephen, good to be with you. Lets begin well, we have to begin, with an assessment of donald trump. Six months in the white house. Are you alarmed or reassured by what you have seen . Iam uncertain. 0bviously President Trump ran a campaign unlike any we have ever seen in america. As a former officeholder, during the year i would run into other officeholders or current elected officials, and we would go through the latest thing that candidate trump had said, which he would have agreed would have ended our campaign. He kept going. Part of it was that the public wanted a change, wanted an outsider. Because he was
And we start in hong kong, which is marking 20 years since the end of British Colonial rule. The chinese president , xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. That security is there to curtail any pro democracy protests. Our china editor Carrie Gracie has been meeting some of those who were born in the year of the handover. Hong kongs patriots greet their president and first lady. Flags, but no umbrellas allowed, because umbrellas are the symbol of protest here. He said hed come to support hong kong. Protesters chant. Thats not how democracy activists see it. Occupying a monument china presented to hong kong for the handover. One student insisted on herfreedom to protest as she was arrested. Hours earlier, she had illustrated her feelings about the Chinese Communist state. A hong kong flag in mourning. A Veteran Protester at 20. But shes no longer optimistic about what protest can achieve. Another hong konger, born in the year of the handover. Coffee shop barista a
Second half to stretch their lead, a tap infrom second half to stretch their lead, a tap in from werner made it 3 0, and he now has three in the competition. It was a long way back to mexico but they pulled one back, and from a long way out, fabian with a stunning drive two minutes from time. Any glimmer of hope was finally snuffed out when younes fired in a fourth for the germans. The world champions are through to the final and will face the South American champions, chile, on sunday in st petersburg. Cricket, and australia have made it two wins out of two at the womens world cup by thrashing sri lanka in bristol, despite the efforts of the sri lankan vice captain, chamari ata pattu. She smashed 178 not out off 143 balls, as they made 257 9 from their 50 overs. But australia chased that down with ease. Meg lanning hit an unbeaten 152, as the australians reached their target with six overs to spare and eight wickets in hand. It was the highest successful run chase in the history of th
Coming up the government heads off the threat of a defeat on the queens speech, by offering a concession on abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland. We will be funding her department with additionalfunding so that she can make a grant to the external organisations who will provide these services. The culture secretary says shes minded to refer foxs proposed takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. And is another parliamentary tradition about to disappear, as the speaker hints hes relaxing the dress code . The question of whether that member is wearing a tie is not absolutely front and centre stage. But first, the government has seen off a possible rebellion in the commons by announcing that it will Fund Abortions for women who travel from Northern Ireland to england. A Cross Party Group of mps was threatening to back an amendment to the queens speech put forward by the labour mp Stella Creasy. With a tiny majority in the commons the government bowed to the demand. A letter fr