Six weeks out from the US Presidential Election there’s one question on everyone’s mind - will Donald Trump be in office for four more years?
His handling of COVID-19 has been widely condemned and racial tensions have sparked protests in many American cities.
Polls suggest Democratic nominee Joe Biden is leading the race, but President Trump has form when it comes to defying predictions.
Joining me - key figures who’ve worked inside the White House on both sides of the political divide.
How serious is the threat of civil war? What would a second Trump term look like? And how would it affect us in Australia and the long term power struggle with China?
Joining me on the panel:
Kim Hoggard, Former advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush
Barbara Heineback, Former First Lady White House Press Officer who has worked as a consultant to Presidents Carter and Clinton
Cole Brown, Author and US ex-pat
John Ruddick, Author and Liberal Party insider
Kylie Morris, Journalist and former Washington D.C. correspondentPlease submit a question via our website by 9am Monday for the chance to ask the panel. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by Sue Martin in the studio audience and my pick for the Q+A classic moment! 👇Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.Looking forward to hearing your questions. Hamish Macdonald |
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| "It's a very dangerous time in America. There's so many crises happening. There's unrest in the streets. And the political rhetoric is very, very hot." Former staffer to President Reagan, Kim Hoggard joins Monday's panel. | | LEARN MORE |
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| In June, Barbara Heineback said that while police brutality in the US must be addressed, she believed Trump was "absolutely correct" in saying that peaceful protesters are being drowned out by an "angry mob". | | LEARN MORE |
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| "I do have a deep love for the place that made me, but... it's a complex love, because I'm not sure I've ever felt that that place loves me the way I love it," says author and US ex-pat Cole Brown. | | LEARN MORE |
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| How can we start conversations with friends and family we're worried about? How can we build the trust and create the space to allow them to discuss their mental health? | | WATCH NOW | |
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| The pandemic has cut us off from our communities, workplaces and each other. We interact online more, but our sense of isolation is growing. Loneliness is predicted to be the next public health epidemic of the 21st Century. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| "They were just singling out diagnostic groups... that wouldn't receive critical care." Rosemary Kayess reveals the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on those living with a disability. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| In August 2019, questioner Samuel Tshisekedi asked philosopher A.C. Grayling if Donald Trump’s election was “a sign that democracy is in crisis” or a sign “that democracy works”? | | WATCH NOW | |
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