BBC, Sky covers Trump’s visit to Sanford, Florida

US 2020 – Dermot presenting from Washington for Sky News with Cordelia Lynch in Sanford, Florida. Jon Sopel also in Sanford for the BBC as President Trump holds his first rally since contracting COVID-19.

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2020 by TV Newsroom
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BBC Newsnight to be cut back; The One moves to Salford; Breakfast extended

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