Trump Card (2020 film)

D'Souza described the film as "an exposé of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that D'Souza attempts to attribute to 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." == 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. 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.{{cite web|url= https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/trump-card-movie-release-date-delayed/ |title= D'Souza's 'Trump Card' Movie's Release Date Delayed Until September |website= Heavy.com |author= Stephanie Dube Dwilson == Reception ==

VOD rentals In its debut weekend, Trump Card was the top-rented film on Apple TV and Google Play and second on FandangoNow. In its second weekend, it remained first at Google Play, while finishing second at Apple TV and third on Fandango. By its third week it placed fifth at Fandango, second at GooglePlay, and eighth at Apple TV. 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." 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." == Hunter Biden controversy ==

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. 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. 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, and was attacked as politically motivated and flawed by figures including Mitt Romney, no concrete criminal evidence manifested against Hunter Biden or his father. == References ==