According to Deadline, Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to the project, a huge sum for a documentary. The documentary is set to premiere on Jan. 30, with a screening at the newly-renamed Trump Kennedy Center scheduled for the night before. Donald, 79, has yet to comment on the film after the screening, though he told reporters on board Air Force One on Jan. 11 that the “pieces of it” he had seen so far had impressed him.
Saturday’s movie screening came amid strong criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacted to the incident in a post on X, saying he had spoken with the White House about the “sickening” shooting. “The President must end this operation.
