Trump-Musk interview, free speech & the 'weird' right – Richard Hanania & Ed West

On this week's episode of Americano, Freddy Gray sits down with journalist and Spectator author Ed West and political science researcher Richard Hanania to discuss last night’s friendly chat between Trump and Musk, the response from the Kamala-Walz campaign, and whether Trump should even be on X ahead of the election.

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[nuqwestr]

Free Speech is one of the requirements for Free Thought. It's that simple.

[rokketron]

If you're against Trump, ask yourself, which would you prefer for the UK?
A president who loves the UK, or a president who hates the UK?

[williamholloway]

I am no rich man and Trump served me well as President so your statement is refuted. Had my best years in 2019 2020 and am back on welfare. Can't wait for him to come back and make jobs available.

[petesake]

A brilliant interview and extremely engaging. Felt very comfortable and intimate. Left the lefties spitting feathers as usual.

[alexshawwest]

The prosecution of speech crimes in the uk has resulted in me loosing faith in the legal system in the uk. The whole legal apparatus is undoing untold reputational damage to the uk, this needs to be halted immediately. The citizens of the uk must feel like they would be tried fairly should they find themselves on the wrong side of the law, irrespective of their skin colour and political beliefs.

[Andrew-mvqb]

One of the reasons why left leaning platforms users don’t talk a lot about trans issues is they’re terrified to say something wrong for fear of being cancelled by their tribe.

[seppomuppit]

It was a little bit weird to see people think it isn't weird to have a man fight women in an Olympic women's boxing event.

[animalfarmer]

Old twitter was not biased at all. The Hunter laptop proved that.

[PrinceZ]

Compare thus to the Kamala interview… ah wait

Imagine if networks declared who they donated to, would it then be wrong to be interviewed by supporters?

[tyler-mariedann]

As a black person let me just say Kamala ain't my
#KAMALAAINTBLACK....

[registeredmental]

Who is telling the truth and how do we know?

[Rasiusas]

Can't wait for Kamala and Donald debate, better than any movie:)

[JustAskingForAFriendOfAFriend]

CNN is very clear about supporting any left wing candidate, if it is fair for them to run the debate, it is fair for right wing voters to interview a candidate

[TheLouisisawesome]

I'm not a conservative but I respect Hanania's intelligence and insight

[TheNewYorker]

Great discussion on free speech, etc.

But what's really interesting is that at 1:12 and various times throughout the piece, we see what must be known around the office as Freddy's Chair. Worn down at the arms, it may be falling apart.

You wouldn't see that in an on-camera interview in a Manhattan office. No way. So, we know we're in London, for sure.

Thanks for the geographical marker, Freddy.

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[muttleyZZZ]

Good episode. Camera angle makes Freddy look like a little hobbit next to his guest 😂

[AMK]

Elon retweeted a fake Telegraph article - what a genius 🤣🤣

[mccannger]

Like the 'interviews' from the old days: "has the Prime Minister got a message for the nation?" Unleash Andrew Neil on Trump ... that would be a great watch. Looking forward to the Trump-Harris debate nevertheless. Think he'll make mincemeat from her. There is no longer a Plan B for the Dumocraps ... she's as good as it gets now.

[biggeordiecliffordd]

Whilst the subject matter of the discussion was interesting, I'm afraid that I found the participants seeming to have difficulty constructing a coherent sentence, which much diminished the value of the discussion.

[MidnightRambler]

UK US media are so left-wing its tragic