{"id":314226,"date":"2026-01-31T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-trump-really-save-the-midterms-for-the-republicans-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:00:13","slug":"can-trump-really-save-the-midterms-for-the-republicans-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-trump-really-save-the-midterms-for-the-republicans-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Trump really save the midterms for the Republicans? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fm7DZlL5FOM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can Trump really save the midterms for the Republicans? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fm7DZlL5FOM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Can Republicans win the midterm elections and keep control of both houses of Congress? <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the biggest political event of the year, and this week Donald Trump kicked off the Republican\u2019s campaign in Iowa, telling voters the odds are against him, but Republicans \u201cneed to win\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s chief of staff says this is just the start, and Trump will be campaigning for the midterms as if it were a presidential race because he\u2019s good at driving voter turnout.  <\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Sarah and Anthony discuss why the midterm elections matter, what the stakes are, and Republican chances of winning.  <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re joined by a former campaign adviser to Donald Trump, Bryan Lanza, who sets out why ICE immigration protests and worries over the economy shouldn\u2019t stop a Republican victory.<\/p>\n<p>We also hear from Mary in Kentucky as we build our own \u201cUnited States of Americast\u201d, finding Americasters in every US state.  <\/p>\n<p>Listen out for what you might not already know about Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS:<br \/>\n\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America Editor<br \/>\n\u2022 Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>GUESTS:<br \/>\n\u2022 Bryan Lanza, Former senior advisor to Donald Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Republicans win the midterm elections and keep control of both houses of Congress? 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