Trump Card is a 2020 American politicaldocumentary film produced, co-written, and co-directed by right-wing political commentator, filmmaker, and conspiracy theorist Dinesh D'Souza. The film focuses on "the corruption and gangsterization of socialism in the Democratic Party as embodied by the two remaining presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden."[2] It was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on August 7, 2020, but was later delayed to a digital distribution on October 9, 2020.
D'Souza described the film as "an exposé of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that now define the Democratic Party. Whether it is the creeping socialism of Joe Biden or the overt socialism of Bernie Sanders, the film reveals what is unique about modern socialism, who is behind it, why he says it's evil, and how we can work together with President Trump to stop it."[2]
Release
The film was initially set to be released by Cloudburst Entertainment in the United States on August 7, 2020, two weeks before the 2020 Republican National Convention.[2] It was later delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic keeping most domestic theaters closed, and was rescheduled for a digital release sometime in September.[3][4] D'Souza later announced the film would be made available via DVD and video-on-demand on October 9, 2020.[5]
Reception
VOD rentals
In its debut weekend, Trump Card was the top-rented film on Apple TV and Google Play and second on FandangoNow.[6] In its second weekend, it remained first at Google Play, while finishing second at Apple TV and third on Fandango.[7] By its third week it placed fifth at Fandango, second at GooglePlay, and eighth at Apple TV.[8]
Critical response
Writing for The A.V. Club, Vadim Rizov gave the film a grade of "F", saying: "By this point, D'Souza is unconvincingly frothing on the soundtrack about how 'the socialist left and the Democrats want to make us grovel' and 'make us worms,' but the whole premise is, predictably, a radical, cynical misunderstanding of Orwell."[9] Mike McGranaghan of The Aisle Seat gave the film one out of four stars and wrote: "D'Souza is merely preaching to the choir. Any possibility of convincing moderate or liberal viewers is pretty much zero, thanks to unreliable commentators and manipulation of basic facts."[10]
A centerpiece of the film is the promotion of theories involving Joe Biden's son, Hunter, and the idea that he was involved in illegal activity while his father was Vice President.[11] One example is when D'Souza describes the idea of impropriety in regard to a supposed payment of $3.5 million to Hunter Biden from the wife of the mayor of Moscow. This accusation, referenced repeatedly by Donald Trump in the first 2020 presidential election debate, has not been substantiated.[12][13]
The accusation of impropriety with Moscow, before the release of Trump Card, came to prominence through an investigation of the Biden family by Senate Republicans. Though the Senate report argued a possibility of criminal activity,[14] and was attacked as politically motivated and flawed by figures including Mitt Romney,[15][16] no concrete criminal evidence manifested against Hunter Biden or his father.[17]
References
^"Trump Card Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^ abcBrian Welk (March 16, 2020). "Dinesh D'Souza's 'Trump Card' Due Out This August in Time for GOP Convention". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^Stephanie Dube Dwilson (August 7, 2020). "D'Souza's 'Trump Card' Movie's Release Date Delayed Until September". Heavy.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^@DineshDSouza (August 20, 2020). "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: My new film "Trump Card" will be available on demand October 9. Also on DVD. This way every American can see it. Here's the official trailer. Enjoy and please share!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
^Brueggemann, Tom (October 12, 2020). "Pricey 'Mulan' Still Near Top of Streaming Charts, Along with 'Ava' and 'Trump Card'". IndieWire. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^Brueggemann, Tom (October 19, 2020). "Paramount Takes 'Love and Monsters' to PVOD and It's a Hit". IndieWire. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^Brueggemann, Tom (October 26, 2020). "'After We Collided' Is a Smash with Small Pricetag, While 'Unhinged' Makes Its PVOD Debut". IndieWire. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
^Rizov, Radim (October 9, 2020). "Dinesh D'Souza Distorts and Fulfills George Orwell's Warnings in His Worthless Trump Card". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
^McGranaghan, Mike (October 9, 2020). "Trump Card Review". The Aisle Seat. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^Bond, Paul (October 5, 2020). "Dinesh D'Souza's "Trump Card" explores Hunter Biden, socialism". Newsweek. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^Brewster, Jack (September 30, 2020). "Trump Repeatedly Raised Hunter Biden's Alleged $3.5 Million Payment From A Russian Billionaire—Here's What That Is". Forbes. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^Stanglin, Doug (October 1, 2020). "Fact check: Claims that Hunter Biden received $3.5M from Russia are unproven, lack context". USA Today. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^Naham, Matt (September 23, 2020). "Republican Report on Hunter Biden Alleges Human Trafficking Link". Law & Crime. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^Bobic, Igor (September 16, 2020). "Mitt Romney Slams Ron Johnson's Probe Into Hunter Biden". HuffPost. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^Ross, Jamie; Brodey, Sam (September 23, 2020). "Senate Republicans Release Hunter Biden Hatchet Job Weeks From Election Day". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^McGuill, Dan (September 29, 2020). "The Republican Senate Report on Hunter Biden, Explained". Snopes. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
trump, card, 2020, film, trump, card, 2020, american, political, documentary, film, produced, written, directed, right, wing, political, commentator, filmmaker, conspiracy, theorist, dinesh, souza, film, focuses, corruption, gangsterization, socialism, democra. Trump Card is a 2020 American political documentary film produced co written and co directed by right wing political commentator filmmaker and conspiracy theorist Dinesh D Souza The film focuses on the corruption and gangsterization of socialism in the Democratic Party as embodied by the two remaining presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden 2 It was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on August 7 2020 but was later delayed to a digital distribution on October 9 2020 Trump CardTheatrical release posterDirected byDinesh D Souza Debbie D Souza Bruce SchooleyWritten byDinesh D Souza Debbie D Souza Bruce SchooleyBased onThe United States of Socialismby Dinesh D SouzaProduced byDinesh D SouzaStarringDinesh D SouzaNarrated byDinesh D SouzaEdited byHarvey CohenMusic byBryan E MillerProductioncompanyD Souza MediaDistributed byCloudburst EntertainmentRelease dateOctober 9 2020 2020 10 09 Running time106 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Premise 2 Release 3 Reception 3 1 VOD rentals 3 2 Critical response 4 Hunter Biden controversy 5 References 6 External linksPremiseD Souza described the film as an expose of the socialism corruption and gangsterization that now define the Democratic Party Whether it is the creeping socialism of Joe Biden or the overt socialism of Bernie Sanders the film reveals what is unique about modern socialism who is behind it why he says it s evil and how we can work together with President Trump to stop it 2 ReleaseThe film was initially set to be released by Cloudburst Entertainment in the United States on August 7 2020 two weeks before the 2020 Republican National Convention 2 It was later delayed due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic keeping most domestic theaters closed and was rescheduled for a digital release sometime in September 3 4 D Souza later announced the film would be made available via DVD and video on demand on October 9 2020 5 ReceptionVOD rentals In its debut weekend Trump Card was the top rented film on Apple TV and Google Play and second on FandangoNow 6 In its second weekend it remained first at Google Play while finishing second at Apple TV and third on Fandango 7 By its third week it placed fifth at Fandango second at GooglePlay and eighth at Apple TV 8 Critical response Writing for The A V Club Vadim Rizov gave the film a grade of F saying By this point D Souza is unconvincingly frothing on the soundtrack about how the socialist left and the Democrats want to make us grovel and make us worms but the whole premise is predictably a radical cynical misunderstanding of Orwell 9 Mike McGranaghan of The Aisle Seat gave the film one out of four stars and wrote D Souza is merely preaching to the choir Any possibility of convincing moderate or liberal viewers is pretty much zero thanks to unreliable commentators and manipulation of basic facts 10 Hunter Biden controversyMain article Biden Ukraine conspiracy theory A centerpiece of the film is the promotion of theories involving Joe Biden s son Hunter and the idea that he was involved in illegal activity while his father was Vice President 11 One example is when D Souza describes the idea of impropriety in regard to a supposed payment of 3 5 million to Hunter Biden from the wife of the mayor of Moscow This accusation referenced repeatedly by Donald Trump in the first 2020 presidential election debate has not been substantiated 12 13 The accusation of impropriety with Moscow before the release of Trump Card came to prominence through an investigation of the Biden family by Senate Republicans Though the Senate report argued a possibility of criminal activity 14 and was attacked as politically motivated and flawed by figures including Mitt Romney 15 16 no concrete criminal evidence manifested against Hunter Biden or his father 17 References Trump Card Reviews Metacritic Retrieved July 13 2020 a b c Brian Welk March 16 2020 Dinesh D Souza s Trump Card Due Out This August in Time for GOP Convention Retrieved July 12 2020 Trump Card 2020 Box Office Mojo Retrieved July 12 2020 Stephanie Dube Dwilson August 7 2020 D Souza s Trump Card Movie s Release Date Delayed Until September Heavy com Retrieved August 7 2020 DineshDSouza August 20 2020 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT My new film Trump Card will be available on demand October 9 Also on DVD This way every American can see it Here s the official trailer Enjoy and please share Tweet Retrieved August 29 2020 via Twitter Brueggemann Tom October 12 2020 Pricey Mulan Still Near Top of Streaming Charts Along with Ava and Trump Card IndieWire Retrieved October 12 2020 Brueggemann Tom October 19 2020 Paramount Takes Love and Monsters to PVOD and It s a Hit IndieWire Retrieved October 20 2020 Brueggemann Tom October 26 2020 After We Collided Is a Smash with Small Pricetag While Unhinged Makes Its PVOD Debut IndieWire Retrieved October 27 2020 Rizov Radim October 9 2020 Dinesh D Souza Distorts and Fulfills George Orwell s Warnings in His Worthless Trump Card The A V Club Retrieved October 10 2020 McGranaghan Mike October 9 2020 Trump Card Review The Aisle Seat Retrieved October 14 2020 Bond Paul October 5 2020 Dinesh D Souza s Trump Card explores Hunter Biden socialism Newsweek Retrieved January 29 2022 Brewster Jack September 30 2020 Trump Repeatedly Raised Hunter Biden s Alleged 3 5 Million Payment From A Russian Billionaire Here s What That Is Forbes Retrieved January 29 2022 Stanglin Doug October 1 2020 Fact check Claims that Hunter Biden received 3 5M from Russia are unproven lack context USA Today Retrieved January 29 2022 Naham Matt September 23 2020 Republican Report on Hunter Biden Alleges Human Trafficking Link Law amp Crime Retrieved January 29 2022 Bobic Igor September 16 2020 Mitt Romney Slams Ron Johnson s Probe Into Hunter Biden HuffPost Retrieved January 29 2022 Ross Jamie Brodey Sam September 23 2020 Senate Republicans Release Hunter Biden Hatchet Job Weeks From Election Day The Daily Beast Retrieved January 29 2022 McGuill Dan September 29 2020 The Republican Senate Report on Hunter Biden Explained Snopes Retrieved January 29 2022 External linksTrump Card at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trump Card 2020 film amp oldid 1174690157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
