

The Accidental President
2020-10-27 · 94 min · ★ 6.4
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 Trump win?
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- Directors
- James Fletcher
- Production companies
- Intervention Media
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- Released
Top Cast
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
Van JonesSelf
Kellyanne ConwaySelf
Anthony ScaramucciSelf
Piers MorganSelf
Frank LuntzSelf
Jerry SpringerSelf
Steve SchmidtSelf
Hillary ClintonSelf
Barack ObamaSelf
Michelle ObamaSelf
Nate SilverSelf
Ted CruzSelf
Kim Jong-unSelf (archive footage)
Jared KushnerSelf (archive footage)
Donald Trump Jr.Self (archive footage)
Eric TrumpSelf (archive footage)
Ivanka TrumpSelf (archive footage)
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