Trump and the future of the United States of America | Four Corners

It was immigration that Donald Trump was talking about on stage during the assassination attempt that left him bloodied and defiant – and it’s one of the fundamental issues currently dividing the United States, alongside the economy, abortion, and race.

Ahead of the presidential election in November, reporter Mark Willacy continues his journey across the country for a Four Corners special.

Already, the election campaign has seen some stunning turns, with President Joe Biden bowing out of the presidential race.

In Part 2, Four Corners explores the key issues in the battleground states, travelling to the frontline of the immigration crisis in Arizona’s wild southern desert where Trump wants to “stop the invasion” of migrants at the border with Mexico, as well as an abortion clinic which sees protestors gather almost daily.

Willacy visits Georgia, where political fractures have opened up in Black communities that were once a largely united voice, and he goes inside the Trump juggernaut — attending one of the former president’s rallies with fans who are steadfast in their belief that he will make America great again.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - The ranch
02:55 - What’s a stake?
03:51 - New Jersey, Trump rally
04:25 - ‘What do you love about Donald Trump?’
09:05 - Assassination attempt
10:02 - Immigration crisis
11:04 - Mexican cartels and civilian patrol
14:33 - People and drugs
15:40 - Crossing the border
16:54 - The camp
19:35 - ‘Trump is Trump’
20:55 - ‘The immigration system has broken down’
22:25 - Swing states
23:35 - Latino voters in Arizona
26:00 - Abortion
29:45 - ‘Women are not respected’
32:45 - The 2020 election
35:00 - ‘I will do nothing illegal for you’
36:10 - Death threats
40:25 - Black voters in Georgia
46:00 - Is Trump racist?
46:50 - ‘Gaffe machine’
48:20 - Biden steps down
50:55 - ‘People think this country is close to civil war’

This episode was originally broadcast as Four Corners: ‘Retribution Part 2’, on 22 July 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.