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to another one in quite some time without American troops still fighting in Afghanistan. But of course, that has been something that his opponents have used as a political stick to beat him with repeatedly about what they have seen as the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. So I think that was perhaps pushing against what many of his opponents would see as the situation there.

but also more broadly talking about the way that he said the U.S. had rebuilt alliances from the first Trump presidency. And that, he said, was very much a success story, albeit that they had these crises and emergencies that they didn't foresee.

but also more broadly talking about the way that he said the U.S. had rebuilt alliances from the first Trump presidency. And that, he said, was very much a success story, albeit that they had these crises and emergencies that they didn't foresee.

The big underlying message was that they believe that President Trump's legacy from his first term was to lose the US's friends in the world, to attack their allies and not to keep hold of those multilateral alliances. So I think the big message was that they feel that they have rebuilt them The other one, he said on two points, artificial intelligence and climate change.

The big underlying message was that they believe that President Trump's legacy from his first term was to lose the US's friends in the world, to attack their allies and not to keep hold of those multilateral alliances. So I think the big message was that they feel that they have rebuilt them The other one, he said on two points, artificial intelligence and climate change.

He thought these were the sort of, you know, fundamentals that had to be addressed and protected in order for there not to be, as he put it, an existential threat to humanity and urging the next administration to adopt similar policies as his, basically, when it comes to those areas.

He thought these were the sort of, you know, fundamentals that had to be addressed and protected in order for there not to be, as he put it, an existential threat to humanity and urging the next administration to adopt similar policies as his, basically, when it comes to those areas.

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We just saw a sign there saying they're going to come and clear all of this.

We just saw a sign there saying they're going to come and clear all of this.

Along the roadside are America's left behind. Tens of thousands of homeless people are facing a brutal winter on the US East Coast.

Along the roadside are America's left behind. Tens of thousands of homeless people are facing a brutal winter on the US East Coast.

John Sebastian, living in a tiny one-man tent, scrapes by, spending the freezing nights at the shelter, and comes back to guard his spot here during the day. Can you show us your place? Sure. And so you've got inside just a bit to eat and a bit of food, something to drink.

John Sebastian, living in a tiny one-man tent, scrapes by, spending the freezing nights at the shelter, and comes back to guard his spot here during the day. Can you show us your place? Sure. And so you've got inside just a bit to eat and a bit of food, something to drink.

One of the tents, there's a gas canister outside and one of the burners you get outside restaurants where someone's been obviously using that to try and keep warm. But what there is also here is a sign saying, telling them that they have just around a week left here before these tents are going to be removed and cleared by the city authorities and they'll all be moved on once again.

One of the tents, there's a gas canister outside and one of the burners you get outside restaurants where someone's been obviously using that to try and keep warm. But what there is also here is a sign saying, telling them that they have just around a week left here before these tents are going to be removed and cleared by the city authorities and they'll all be moved on once again.

Sariya Knight, an aid worker, comes to help. Homelessness in the US hit record levels last year, with hundreds of thousands rough sleeping in American cities. At the complex intersection of factors driving it, soaring rents and the post-pandemic economy... Come out.

Sariya Knight, an aid worker, comes to help. Homelessness in the US hit record levels last year, with hundreds of thousands rough sleeping in American cities. At the complex intersection of factors driving it, soaring rents and the post-pandemic economy... Come out.

Can we chat to you quickly? G lost his job as a mason's apprentice and has been sleeping rough for two years. What's it like with this snow and cold?