Timothy O’Brien is a senior executive editor at Bloomberg Opinion. He was previously a reporter and editor at The New York Times and is the author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald. Donald Trump filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit after the publication of O’Brien’s book. The suit was later dismissed.
The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on November 18, 2024. It has been edited for clarity and length.
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This man is a horrible person to listen to!!
The truth hurts
The guy started out O.K. with his critique of DJT's psychological make up but slowly slid off showing his bias to the point TDS got the best of him and melted part of his brain. It seems he's the one that's angry, because what I would assume of Trump's success at what he's done to the liberal elitist cause and disrupting their goals. Time will tell all I guess.
This is the biggest hit piece I have ever seen. This guy is exactly the reason PBS should never get a penny of tax dollars again.
TRUMP'S WHOLE LIFE IS A REVENGE TOUR
PBS will be defunded , no more tax payers money for you . All Has Trump derangement syndrome
Trump 2028
the US military is behind trump.
Once PBS…now TDS.
This guy is straight up lying about Trump. Trump has lost it all and then got it all back plus more! I could list all the things he got wrong but it would take 2 much time but this dude is so jealous and just a hater!! These democrats have TDS so bad and why is it every male democrat is a limp wrist beta male?There are no real strong manly men in the democrat party at all !! They are all soft from their voices to their bodies, it’s pretty pathetic!
Trump is nothing without his father – really. If you were in Donald's shoes, would you be successful? TDS is a real thing. You guys will never stop trying to tear Trump down. In the end, you're all making him better. Thank you very much!
If beeing wrong converts into brightness, this guy could illuminate the universe easily. He is a real show and a textbook example for every psychiatrist working on an issue named "projection". Therefore well done PBS, well done.
*The thing about talking to people who just *cannot?! with Trump??* (😅😊â¤)
They get in a groove and start telling the truth: when waxing philosophically about what Donald Trump is doing and why? They project things that apply to themselves too & everyone else, too! Oops? 😬 [SMDH]
50:24 The weight of the world was on his shoulders…with a look?? of someone who…(found out they're going to be president)?!? and that someone DIFFERENT..in fact Did … Something different!?! 😮 OMG! * Slow clapping starts
*Someone Call Pulitzer! 😂
I guess TDS is real, folks 🙃🙃🤫🤫
Trump is a winner.
When you have a leader of the executive branch that can influence the election of the legislative branch members you are on your way to fascism. Which it appears there is a narrow margin of the American public…desire. This is beyond bizarre.
Trump is the best at everything. Just ask him.😊
This guy is a clown 100%
I'm half way through this interview and it's clear to me Tim O'Brien is a leftwing hack. Harris was a silly babbling fool on the campaign trail which is the main reason she lost. I can't watch anymore of this dribble.
What is this. The hate Donald documentary. I just don't understand how a desk jockey can begin to understand what success is for a entrepreneur? Tell me. So what if a business fails! It's the building of one. The courage will and intelligence to even get to a certain point. He still has testaments that bare his name and you clowns trying to shade him as though he fraudulent. Your media is staged and fraudulent!
He came about because politicians have failed the people.
TDS on steroids.
THIS is the reason PBS should never get another tax payer dime. Ever!
This is just a hit piece on Trump. He actually said that Kamala was authentic. This is why PBS should be defunded. The bias of this guy is so obvious. He actually thinks he knows Trump.
So I chose not to vote
Said nothing to do with the left to the right I didn't trust either one how do you like that one and the one that I was going to vote for it was deep fake news about her
Sorry, Kamala got an immediate bump in popularity simply because she was younger and NOT Biden. Any candidate would have received the same kind of attention due to the circumstances. In the end, it was evident that Kamala is a bad and untalented POTUS candidate who lost by a landslide.
The success of his second campaign only shows how sick everyone was with the Biden/Obama politics that were gradually making the US worse.
I have something in common with tRUMP. I don't care about his supporters either!
Trump lied about his policies and won the election, and the election should be called a fraud and cancelled.
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.
Tim O'Brian, what a bitter loser in life.
You are full of 💩they had no reason to raid his home you are a lier n I don’t believe a word you say how much are the dems paying you to push this bull 💩