Overview
- The 75-minute report by Markus Lanz and Anabel Münstermann is available in ZDF’s Mediathek ahead of its primetime broadcast on Nov. 3 and is framed as on-the-ground reporting from Southern US communities.
- Lanz reports that the MAGA movement remains a potent force but shows clear internal fractures, with some voters abandoning the movement and others staying loyal despite policy disagreements.
- Interviews in Miami’s Cuban exile neighborhoods show many Cuban-born residents backing strict migration enforcement and Trump-era policies despite their own migration histories.
- Lanz says border crossings to Mexico have fallen sharply and that many interviewees approve tough enforcement even as some Americans object to the methods used by authorities.
- Across visits to small businesses, fishermen and social influencers, the film documents widespread economic anxiety, growing worry about AI’s uneven benefits, and cultural currents such as renewed traditional gender roles and gun-culture that may shape voter behavior.