Trump Takes on the World

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Trump Takes on the World is a 2021 documentary series about the foreign policy of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump. The series was produced by Brook Lapping and broadcast on BBC Two. [1]

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Synopsis

The three-part series focuses on Trump's foreign policy regarding Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. It includes interviews with members of the administration including Thomas Shannon and K. T. McFarland, as well as foreign leaders such as prime minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull and President of France François Hollande. [2]

Reception

Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph rated the series four stars out of five. [3] Ed Cumming of The Independent gave it five stars out of five, praising the quality of the interviewees; [4] Alison Howatt of The Herald believed that the interviewees illuminated incidents that would be well known to viewers. [5] Commentator Iain Dale considered the series to be factual and not agenda-driven. [6]

The series was nominated for the Best Current Affairs at the 2022 British Academy Television Awards. [7]

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References

  1. Dams, Tim (28 May 2020). "BAFTA-Winning Documentary Producer Norma Percy To Examine Donald Trump's Foreign Policy for BBC, Arte (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Stirzaker, Tim (10 February 2021). "'Chaos has an upside': the making of Trump Takes On the World". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. Singh, Anita (10 February 2021). "Trump Takes On the World, review: macho men, losers and Jeremy Hunt". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. Cumming, Ed (10 February 2021). "Trump Takes on the World review: A jaw-dropping waltz down nightmare memory lane". The Independent . Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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