October 2, 2026 - "American Week": Trump belatedly hits the campaign trail, and Tennessee brutally botches an execution

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live at 5:50 every Friday, or find it here on demand afterwards. And also at LBC's Official YouTube page, where you can watch in full HD.

This week: Trump finally gets around to campaigning in the midterm elections, and Tennessee butchers a death row inmate who survives her date with the death chamber.