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He came very, very close to running in 2012
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The Accidental President

He came very, veryclose to running in 2012, and people, I think, haveslightly forgotten...

He came very, very
close to running in 2012, and people, I think, have
slightly forgotten that

Full Transcript

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- He came very, very close to running in 2012,
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and people, I think, have slightly forgotten that.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:34
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Intervention Media

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Movie Summary

In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one question - How the hell did Donald Trum
- Are you or are you not going to run for the presidency? - The Accidental President 00:04
- Are you or are you not going to run for the presidency?
- And ended up endorsing Mitt Romney - The Accidental President 00:06
- And ended up endorsing Mitt Romney
[audience cheering] - The Accidental President 00:08
[audience cheering]
Our country is in serious, serious trouble. - The Accidental President 00:05
Our country is in serious, serious trouble.
This country can not continue to support Japan - The Accidental President 00:06
This country can not continue to support Japan
You look at what China's doing to us, - The Accidental President 00:05
You look at what China's doing to us,
I'll bring back our jobs from China, from Mexico, - The Accidental President 00:07
I'll bring back our jobs from China, from Mexico,
- I really believe that this was a gimmick - The Accidental President 00:08
- I really believe that this was a gimmick
And the other half say he entered - The Accidental President 00:04
And the other half say he entered
- He absolutely- - The Accidental President 00:05
- He absolutely-
The usual political motivators - The Accidental President 00:12
The usual political motivators
["The Apprentice" theme music] - The Accidental President 00:18
["The Apprentice" theme music]
- New money, boorishness, is quintessentially American - The Accidental President 00:13
- New money, boorishness, is quintessentially American
- He is a master marketer who had a celebrity resonance - The Accidental President 00:10
- He is a master marketer who had a celebrity resonance
[stark music] - The Accidental President 00:10
[stark music]
Now, I say claims to be - The Accidental President 00:05
Now, I say claims to be
This is a thing that he intuits, but he also knows. - The Accidental President 00:04
This is a thing that he intuits, but he also knows.
He knows that the truth is really beside the point. - The Accidental President 00:05
He knows that the truth is really beside the point.
It's what are you selling, and can you sell it, - The Accidental President 00:06
It's what are you selling, and can you sell it,
In every case he was selling himself, - The Accidental President 00:07
In every case he was selling himself,