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Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Melania Trump entered the abortion debate?

Americast is live on the radio to answer your questions on the election!

Americast is back on ý Radio 5 Live! The whole team assembled to join Matt Chorley to answer your questions live on air.

With almost four weeks until the election, Melania Trump has entered the campaign with the release of snippets from her upcoming memoir in which she forcefully defends abortion rights. Does this present a problem for her husband, as he tries to win over voters who are pro-choice?

We unpack how Kamala Harris has changed the Democrat's social media strategy and how different it is covering an election in the US compared to the UK.

And, a caller offers Justin a thoughtful gift...

This episode was made by George Dabby with Catherine Fusillo. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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