The Making of Trump

6.5
2015 1 hr 26 min Documentary

As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing candidate's past. Included is rarely seen footage from Trump's interviews with Phil Donahue and his comments about politics from the floor of the 1988 Republican convention. Additionally, celebrities, politicians, and people described as "close to The Donald" weigh in, including former US Senator Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.), former Atlantic City mayor Jim Whelen, boxer Mike Tyson, and notorious "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa.

  • Cast:
    David Axelrod , Rona Barrett , Tom Brokaw , Pat Buchanan , George W. Bush , Jeb Bush , Ben Carson

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Reviews

Noutions
2015/11/30

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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CommentsXp
2015/12/01

Best movie ever!

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Dynamixor
2015/12/02

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Geraldine
2015/12/03

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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Jim Colyer
2015/12/04

Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York City, June 14, 1946. He is a real estate developer. His father loaned him a million dollars, which he turned into a ten billion dollar empire. He heads the Trump Organization, which has erected buildings like Trump Tower in Manhattan. Trump owns golf courses and has authored best-selling books like "The Art Of The Deal." He is media-savy and had a hit TV show called "The Apprentice." Trump has 5 kids, 3 sons and 2 daughters, by 3 wives. His wives are Ivana, Marla and Melania. Melania was born in Yugoslavia in 1970. Donald Trump announced he was running for president of the United States on June 16, 2015.

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