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The Accidental President

I actually believe thatwhat we watched happen in the 2016 electionwas an example of this...

I actually believe that
what we watched happen in the 2016 election
was an example of this very new set of
affordances, if you will, of the media system

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- I actually believe that what we watched happen
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in the 2016 election was an example
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of this very new set of affordances, if you will,
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of the media system.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:15
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
The gatekeepers of the old media system - The Accidental President 00:06
The gatekeepers of the old media system
Once upon a time, we had audience members - The Accidental President 00:11
Once upon a time, we had audience members
That landscape has completely changed, - The Accidental President 00:10
That landscape has completely changed,
And talking with each other - The Accidental President 00:05
And talking with each other
When we're now connected to more of our friends, - The Accidental President 00:12
When we're now connected to more of our friends,
- [Reporter] Facebook is admitting Russia agents - The Accidental President 00:06
- [Reporter] Facebook is admitting Russia agents
Now the social media giant says - The Accidental President 00:04
Now the social media giant says
- And now you throw this into the mix, - The Accidental President 00:07
- And now you throw this into the mix,
- The clear evidence that Russia tried to influence - The Accidental President 00:07
- The clear evidence that Russia tried to influence
They were clearly trying to sow the seeds of confusion - The Accidental President 00:05
They were clearly trying to sow the seeds of confusion
But they had a favored candidate. That's - The Accidental President 00:14
But they had a favored candidate. That's
Orchestrated this in order to beat Hillary Clinton. - The Accidental President 00:04
Orchestrated this in order to beat Hillary Clinton.
- But what I definitely think happened - The Accidental President 00:11
- But what I definitely think happened
The Russians were everywhere, trying to create noise - The Accidental President 00:08
The Russians were everywhere, trying to create noise
Was Donald Trump responsible for that activity? No. - The Accidental President 00:05
Was Donald Trump responsible for that activity? No.
But is the central charge true - The Accidental President 00:07
But is the central charge true
- [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect - The Accidental President 00:05
- [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect
- I think America always gets the president it deserves. - The Accidental President 00:06
- I think America always gets the president it deserves.
This is an age distorted by greed, - The Accidental President 00:09
This is an age distorted by greed,
Why wouldn't we be offered the chance - The Accidental President 00:09
Why wouldn't we be offered the chance