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After he declared that "America's sovereignty is under attack鈥� in an executive order, reports suggest that Donald Trump could send thousands of troops to install barriers at the US border with Mexico. Are barriers the answer to stop illegal crossings?

President Trump has given his first broadcast interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News. In the interview he described the attacks on January 6 as 鈥渧ery minor incidents鈥� and suggested Joe Biden should have pardoned himself before leaving office. But why has Trump issued a pardon to the founder of an illegal online drug marketplace?

And, Elon Musk鈥檚 controversial arm gesture continues to divide opinions as to its meaning. Some have insisted it was a Nazi salute, while Musk has said the comparisons to Hitler were 鈥渢ired鈥� and 鈥渄irty tricks鈥�.

Americanswers is back for a special Q&A at the end of a momentous week鈥�

HOSTS:
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

This episode was made by George Dabby with Rufus Gray and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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