Trump campaign adviser Noam Scheiber, author of The Escape Artists Steve Schmidt, fmr. John McCain campaign adviser Gabriel Sherman, New York magazine (2008–17) Roger Stone, fmr. Trump political adviser Charlie Sykes, fmr. conservative radio host Katy Tur, NBC News David Wessel, author of In Fed We Trust Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour anchor Production On December 20, 2019, Frontline announced that it will release the two-part television documentary titled America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump on January 13 and 14, 2020, which will comprehensively examine "the growth of a toxic political environment that has paralyzed Washington and dramatically deepened the gulf between Americans", and provide context for the election year of 2020. Director Michael Kirk intended for the film to highlight the irony in Obama's promise to unify the country, "that by the end of his presidency -- he freely admitted and everyone else could see -- that the division was even deeper, even broader, that racism was even more rampant." A preview of the documentary was released on January 6, 2020. Release America's Great Divide first aired on PBS in the United States on January 13 and 14, 2020. On the same day of the broadcast of "Part 2", both parts of the documentary film were made available by Frontline for streaming on YouTube without charge. Critical response Brian Lowery of CNN praised America's Great Divide for "admirably" charting in detail the deepening division within the United States through the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, stating that "The sobering takeaway from 'America's Great Divide,' explored at some length in the second half, is whether the nastiness that defines current political discourse is irrevocable. John Doyle of the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail also commended the documentary for its compelling presentation of the "central threads" which led to the election of Trump, stating that it is "sobering, at times unnerving and often startling." References External links PBS official site Part 1 on IMDb Part 2 on IMDb 2020 films 2020 television films 2020 documentary films American documentary television films Documentary films about elections in the United States Documentary films about presidents of the United States Documentary films about the media Films about Barack Obama Films about disinformation Films about Donald Trump Frontline (American TV program) PBS original programming Films directed by Michael Kirk 2020s English-language films 2020s American films