Reporting of American politics

All week, we reflect on 2021 with some of the BBC correspondents who have helped us tell the story of the year. Today we hear from the BBC’s former North America editor Jon Sopel, who has reported of American politics for years, and covered three presidencies.

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(Photo: The US National flag flies on the US Capitol in Washington, DC on August 8, 2021. Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)