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The Accidental President

Why wouldn't we beoffered the chance to elect a president whosemain skill is...

Why wouldn't we be
offered the chance to elect a president whose
main skill is self-promotion?

Full Transcript

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Why wouldn't we be offered the chance
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to elect a president whose main skill is self-promotion?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:43:54
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
It may be an accident that Trump is the president, - The Accidental President 00:11
It may be an accident that Trump is the president,
- We can no longer assume that what we've known - The Accidental President 00:06
- We can no longer assume that what we've known
We can't tell that anymore, because the public has changed. - The Accidental President 00:04
We can't tell that anymore, because the public has chan...
You can't have boring, robotic leaders anymore. - The Accidental President 00:04
You can't have boring, robotic leaders anymore.
The rise of populism around the world, - The Accidental President 00:10
The rise of populism around the world,
And I think, in America, Trump tapped into - The Accidental President 00:10
And I think, in America, Trump tapped into
- He offered, as the demagogue does, - The Accidental President 00:09
- He offered, as the demagogue does,
We live in this era where we're being disrupted... - The Accidental President 00:06
We live in this era where we're being disrupted...
By globalization, by technology revolution, by automation. - The Accidental President 00:06
By globalization, by technology revolution, by automation.
How does Donald Trump win - The Accidental President 00:05
How does Donald Trump win
- We're still talking about the 2016 election - The Accidental President 00:05
- We're still talking about the 2016 election
We're still trying to figure out what the heck happened - The Accidental President 00:05
We're still trying to figure out what the heck happened
To me, that's why we keep covering politics, - The Accidental President 00:04
To me, that's why we keep covering politics,
What I'm trying to figure out, - The Accidental President 00:04
What I'm trying to figure out,
Has Trump realigned the way that - The Accidental President 00:06
Has Trump realigned the way that
Or was it just a really weird fluke - The Accidental President 00:13
Or was it just a really weird fluke
Was there just this really specific set of circumstances - The Accidental President 00:07
Was there just this really specific set of circumstances
[soft music] - The Accidental President 00:07
[soft music]
But this is truly an exciting time to be alive. - The Accidental President 00:06
But this is truly an exciting time to be alive.
[audience cheering] - The Accidental President 00:06
[audience cheering]