Political Maneuvering: Shapiro and Vance

Barack Obama has already done his two terms as president of the US. Would he be allowed to then serve as vice president to Kamala Harris?

And, Donald Trump made a controversial appearance at the convention for the National Association of Black Journalists last week. Why did he make comments questioning Kamala Harris’s racial identity?

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This episode was made by George Dabby with Madeleine Drury, Ben Morris and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.