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America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump is a 2020 two-part television documentary film about the political divide between the United States Democratic and Republican Party in the early 21st century. Produced by the investigative journalism program Frontline on PBS, it charts how the two major political parties became increasingly adversarial to each other due to factors of race, media, and misinformation, from the 2008 presidential election to the presidency of Donald Trump. The film was directed by Michael Kirk and written by Kirk and Mike Wiser, and was first aired on PBS in two parts on January 13 and 14, 2020.
Original Release
01/14/2020
US Release
01/14/2020
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ronald Brownstein | Self - Author, The Second Civil War |
| David Axelrod | Self - Fmr. Obama Chief Strategist |
| Roger Stone | Self - Former Trump Political Adviser |
| Megyn Kelly | Self - Fmr. Anchor, Fox News |
| Mark Leibovich | Self - The New York Times Magazine |
| Steve Bannon | Self - Fmr. Chairman, Breitbart |
| Steve Schmidt | Self |
| Robert Costa | Self - Moderator, Washington Week |
| Sam Nunberg | Self - Fmr. Trump Campaign Adviser |
| Anthony Scaramucci | Self - Fmr. Trump Campaign Adviser |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ronald Brownstein | Self - Author, The Second Civil War |
| David Axelrod | Self - Fmr. Obama Chief Strategist |
| Roger Stone | Self - Former Trump Political Adviser |
| Megyn Kelly | Self - Fmr. Anchor, Fox News |
| Mark Leibovich | Self - The New York Times Magazine |
| Steve Bannon | Self - Fmr. Chairman, Breitbart |
| Steve Schmidt | Self |
| Robert Costa | Self - Moderator, Washington Week |
| Sam Nunberg | Self - Fmr. Trump Campaign Adviser |
| Anthony Scaramucci | Self - Fmr. Trump Campaign Adviser |
| Matt Bai | Self - Author, The Argument |
| Wesley Lowery | Self - The Washington Post |
| Judy Woodruff | Self - Anchor, PBS NewsHour |
| Marc Fisher | Self - Co-Author, Trump Revealed |
| Jim Poniewozik | Self - TV Critic, The New York Times |
| Katy Tur | Self - NBC News |
| Gabriel Sherman | Self - New York Magazine, 2008 - 2017 |
| Alec MacGillis | Self - ProPublica |
| Greg Miller | Self - Author, The Apprentice |
| Charlie Sykes | Self - Fmr. Conservative Radio Host |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raney Aronson | Executive Producer |
| David Fanning | Executive Producer |
| Michael Kirk | Producer |
| Mike Wiser | Producer |
| Daffodil Altan | Producer |
| Philip Bennett | Producer |
| Olivia DelVecchio | Producer |
| Daniel Edge | Producer |
| Missy Frederick | Producer |
| Amy Gains | Producer |
| Jim Gilmore | Producer |
| Jason Kashdan | Producer |
| Frank Koughan | Producer |
| Sophie McKibben | Producer |
| Michelle Mizner | Producer |
| Robin Parmelee | Producer |
| Gabrielle Schonder | Producer |
| Karinna Sjo-Gaber | Producer |
