28 May 2019

US-Japan trade dispute & calls to impeach Trump

From Nine To Noon, 9:53 am on 28 May 2019

From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about little sign of change in the US-Japan trade dispute, during Donald Trump's trip to Tokyo. This despite sumo wrestling, gifts for the new Emperor and golf with the Prime Minister. Stateside, there is a growing chorus of Democrats calling for the President's impeachment, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is resisting, not least because it could inadvertently boost Trump's reelection chances.

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