Behind the Polarization | Divided States of America Part 2 (full documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS)

The second episode of a two-part 2017 docuseries examines events during the Obama presidency that revealed the nation’s deep divisions and the state of the polarized country that President Trump would go on to lead. (Aired 2017) Days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, FRONTLINE premiered “Divided States of America,” a four-hour, two-part documentary miniseries examining events during the Obama presidency that revealed deep divisions in the U.S. and helped pave the way for Trump’s ascent.

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