In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe
In 2020, the USA experienced a multiple catastrophe: No other country in the world was hit so badly by the coronavirus pandemic, the economic slump was dramatic, and so was the rise in unemployment. A rift ran through society. In the streets there were protests of both camps with violent riots, authoritarian traits were evident in the actions of the leader of the nation. And all of this in the middle of the election year, when the self-centered president fought vehemently for his re-election. From the start of his presidency, Donald Trump had divided American society, incited individual sections of the population against one another, fueled racism, hatred, xenophobia and prejudice, insulted competitors and denigrated critical journalists as enemies of the people. The documentary shows how this could happen and what role the targeted disinformation of certain sections of the population through manipulative media played.
- Year: 2020
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
- Studio: ARD Studio Washington, SWR, RBB, NDR, ECO Media
- Keyword: police brutality, presidential election, street riots, racism, unemployment, hatred, xenophobia, political corruption, lockdown, presidential campaign, pandemic, economic crisis, current affairs, usa politics, foreign immigrants, usa election, black lives matter, political documentary, abuse of power, covid-19
- Director: Klaus Brinkbäumer, Stephan Lamby
- Cast: Susan Glasser, Anthony Scaramucci, Cathryn Clüver, Heiko Maas, Sebastian Gorka, Jenna Johnson
