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How did Donald Trump defy political conventions to win the presidency? That’s the question at the center of the FRONTLINE documentary Trump’s Road to the White House.
May 6, 2016 · Road to the White House: Trump on the Issues: With Sean Hannity, Joe Arpaio, Jan Brewer, Monica Crowley. Host Sean Hannity provides insight into what a Donald Trump administration might look like.
- News, Talk-Show
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- 2016-05-06
- Sean Hannity, Joe Arpaio, Jan Brewer
- Trump’s Impact on U.S. Democracy
- Trump’s Impact on U.S. Politics
- Trump and Immigration
- Trump and Covid-19
- Trump and Foreign Policy
- The Events That Shaped Trump
From Michael Kirk and his team, this September 2022 documentary investigates how Trump and other American political leaders fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
An investigation of how the threat of far-right extremist groups evolved during Trump’s presidency, from the deadly 2017 white supremacist Charlottesville rally to the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. From a team led by Rick Rowley and A.C. Thompson, the documentary, updated in January 2022, is a collaboration with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, with support from the WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative.
How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House — aided by an alliance among Trump, his longtime advisor Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. From Michael Kirk and his team, the documentary was updated in January 2022.
Premiering in November 2020, this post-election special from a team led by Mike Shum and Blair Woodbury explores the lives, fears and hopes of Americans in the chaotic months leading up to the historic 2020 presidential contest – following people around the country as they dealt with COVID-19 in their communities, responded to George Floyd’s killing and experienced a polarizing election and its aftermath.
Updated in November 2020, this documentary from Michael Kirk and his team examines how the conservative majority that paved the way for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wadecame to be, exploring Sen. Mitch McConnell and former President Trump’s roles.
This four-hour January 2020 documentary series from Michael Kirk and his team investigates how America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics came to be. Part One traces how former President Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for Trump’s rise. Part Two examines how Trump’s campaign exploited those divisions, how his presidency unleashed anger on both sides of the divide and what America’s polarization...
From Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith, this January 2020 documentary investigates how El Paso, Texas, became the Trump administration’s immigration policy testing ground. Interviews with current and former officials, Border Patrol agents, advocates and migrants tell the inside story from the epicenter of the border crisis.
As the detention of migrant children rose under President Trump, FRONTLINE and The Associated Press in November 2019 investigated what was happening inside federally-funded shelters and the lasting impact on children held in U.S. custody. From a team led by Daffodil Altan and Andrés Cediel.
In this October 2019 documentary, Michael Kirk and his team investigate how President Trump turned the issue of immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence, and how three political insurgents became the driving force behind his administration’s crackdown on immigration.
A June 2020 investigation of the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and why the U.S. was caught so unprepared. From Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith, the documentary unpacks the reasons for, and defining moments of, the Trump administration’s halting response, and outlines a string of missed opportunities to contain the virus before it was too late.
Airing just weeks after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, this April 2020 documentary tells the inside story of how COVID-19 took a toll first in Washington state and then the rest of the United States, and examines what happened when politics and science collided. From a team led by Miles O’Brien, Kate McMahon and Caleb Hellerman.
This 2017 documentary from filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examined how a lifetime of grievances against the U.S. led Russian President Vladimir Putin to target the 2016 presidential election, and why it appeared that Trump was the kind of candidate Putin could like.
A May 2019 examination of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade, from Rick Young, Laura Sullivan, Emma Schwartz and Fritz Kramer. This collaborative investigation by FRONTLINE, NPRand the Investigative Reporting Workshop examines what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.
This October 2019 documentary from Martin Smith, Linda Hirsch and Sara Obeidat examined the rise and rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, including how the Trump administration reacted to the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Ahead of the 2020 election, FRONTLINE’s critically acclaimed series The Choiceoffered interwoven investigative biographies of both major-party candidates. This documentary from Michael Kirk and his team examines President Trump’s approach to power and how he responded in moments of crisis.
Drawn from The Choice 2016, this 2017 documentary from Michael Kirk and his team offers an examination of key moments that shaped Donald Trump. Interviews with advisors, business associates and biographers reveal how Trump transformed himself from real estate developer to reality TV star to president. These and hundreds of additional FRONTLINE documentaries are available to stream on our website, in the PBS Video App and on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel. This post has been updated.
- Patrice Taddonio
Jan 24, 2017 · Trump's Road to the White House. An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency -- and what it suggests about how he will govern.
- 55 min
Jan 20, 2017 · The PBS FRONTLINE one-hour documentary, Donald Trump’s Road to the White House, airing at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 24, answers both of those. It’s from the same impressive team...
Coming to FRONTLINE Tues., Jan. 24: An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency. Through interviews with key players, the film shows how Trump rallied millions of supporters, defeated adversaries, and who he’s bringing into the White House with him.
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