Americanswers… on 5 Live! Could Trump have been evacuated from the shooting more quickly?

Conspiracy theories are swirling, and in this episode we answer your questions about the shooting - targeting the president and top figures from his administration - at the White House correspondents dinner in Washington DC. Justin and Anthony join Matt Chorley from 5 Live, where we also discuss questions around whether the US Secret Service should have evacuated President Trump more quickly, and why the Vice President JD Vance was whisked away from the stage before the president. We also discuss the role of the “designated survivor” and whether this protocol was followed at the weekend - what does it mean, and could it have been? We also talk about why the Trump administration is making threats about the Falkland Islands and the Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s view of talks in Europe about Iran. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use This episode was made by Grace Reeve and Purvee Pattni. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you want to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please

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Americanswers… on 5 Live! Could Trump have been evacuated from the shooting more quickly? is an episode from Americast by BBC.

This episode is 30:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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