Yet another sexual assault allegation against Donald Trump and it barely makes a blip on the US media radar. Jarlath asks Marion McKeone (SBP, NPR & BBC Washington Correspondent) why this is the case. Amy Doris is the 26th woman to lodge a formal allegation and as Steve Bannon predicted, it doesn’t seem to be an issue that bothers the Republican base.Marion digs deeper into how jaded the public have become on this issue. With the Presidential Debates looming large, Jarlath asks Marion is Biden’s realism on the prospect of vaccine development a weak point that Trump will exploit in order to appear as the more positive and hopeful candidate.

There’s also some listener questions and Jarlath goes off piste to try to understand the Trump “long game”. Much to Jarlath’s delight, Marion succeeds in finding the most positive ending of any of our episodes so far.If you have a question for Marion please send it through to [email protected] and Jarlath will do his best to include it next week. To hear this episode in full each week and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.