15 Feb 2021

What's next for the United States?

From The Panel, 4:50 pm on 15 February 2021

Following the acquittal of Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, president Joe Biden has urged Americans to defend democracy, saying the outcome is a reminder of that 'democracy is fragile". US correspondent Simon Hampton joins The Panel to discuss what happens now.

The exterior of the U.S. Capitol building is seen through barbed wire fencing at sunrise on February 8, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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