An investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics.
Part One of the documentary traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
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This is Part One of our two-part documentary series, "America's Great Divide." Watch Part Two here: https://youtu.be/l5vyDPN19ww
Here I am, back again in 2026, realizing THIS is when their real plan of true evil all started.
“ We The People …
They stopped President Obama in his Presidency. So now look what the racist ended up with. Play silly games and you get a clown for President. Who doesn’t have respect for the law nor the Constitution.
3:12 MEGYN SMELLY THE QUEEN OF HYPOCRISY!!!! Look at what we have here @MegynKelly
.😊 Obama is not a funny name is a African name Hebrew name Peter and Bob and Karen are funny names😊😊
Barrack Obama the great divider.
Well let's see….a gay president for 8 years
With a husband for a first lady and then a dead body for 4 years not to mention the
Prostitute for a v.p. NOW FINALLY, a decent President. THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP. !!!!! Finally a real PRESIDENT. !!!!
I think what really Obama couldn’t do was collaborate well with the opposition to pass bills in the congress
Obama has increased my in network out of pocket maximum from $2,000 in 2014 to $7,100 in 2025. Insane!
Yep, this document shows that Trump happened because of the racist backlash towards Obama!
Divide is in the blood of americans.thats just the main thing about americans lol
Why does it scare white Americans to have a colored president??? As he was accused of being racist but it’s now not ok to say Trump is definitely racist??
In the midterm elections I voted for the Republicans, and I was a Democrat at the time. I was extremely frustrated with the Administration. I had enough!! Of the Democrats and Obama. I became a Republican.
The United States 🇺🇸🦅 has been divided since 2009-2025, This country 🇺🇸🦅 is heading towards Second American Civil War 🇺🇸🦅. Since the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Reconstruction, began it's extremely ugly turn.
Man Hillary should have won in 2008. Then Obama woulda been her VP… 2016 he could have won President instead of Trump… and kept us from all this crap now!! 😂
Wow I don't know if it was worth the Time Barrack had in office… For how it has divided America quicker than she could recover… This was the last straw those who believed as Barrack did… Were in trouble ..and they would never take their foot off of Obama's and his supporters neck even if it meant Taking one step off coarse which lead us into 300plus years of darkness…✨✨😮 🤫ðŸ™ðŸ½ðŸ¤¨ðŸ˜Žâœ¨âœ¨âœ¨
I find it strange 😮that narrator says Trump gains a "Torn America" A decade of division by Barrack and Trump….😮 No we were torn much earlier than this… Closer to … As the world broke from the gate..iykyk
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Smooth talker level 10
Obama ridiculing Trump at the White House Dinner will forever sting him. He created Trump the President
Trump questioning Obama's birth origin, isnt racist but might be Xenophobic
Is it just me or what Sarah Paylin said, kinda came true. "DEI"
Obama was the beginning all the worst America
Looking at this documentary today, I will always say that the media is why America is broken.
Pitiful
One of the best documentaries ever made. A sad commentary on the current state of our nation's political and social existence.
Who’s here after finding out Obama broke the law to rig a election caused a chain of events that led to impeachment
50:00 is a powerful statement