{"id":772245,"date":"2026-07-01T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772245\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:34:14","slug":"watch-paul-murray-travels-cross-country-through-the-united-states-in-powerful-documentary-trumps-america-250-years-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772245\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Paul Murray travels cross-country through the United States in powerful documentary &#8216;Trump\u2019s America: 250 Years in the Making&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sky News Australia host Paul Murray takes viewers on a cross-country journey through the United States in a new documentary marking a major milestone in American history.<\/p>\n<p>The one-hour special, Trump\u2019s America: 250 Years in the Making, arrives as the US prepares to celebrate 250 years since declaring independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary explores how a nation founded by 13 colonies grew into a global superpower and examines the challenges it faces today under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Murray travels thousands of kilometres across America to meet the people shaping the country&#8217;s future and to better understand the issues driving its political and cultural divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The journey begins in the nation&#8217;s historic heartland before moving through some of its most influential cities and communities.<\/p>\n<p>From New York and Washington DC to Williamsburg, Nashville, Dallas, San Francisco, and Malibu, the documentary examines the ideas, institutions and personalities that continue to define the US.<\/p>\n<p>The program also visits the McAllen border region in Texas and communities along the Mississippi River, where debates about immigration, national identity and economic change remain front and centre.<\/p>\n<p>When and where to watch &#8216;Trump\u2019s America: 250 Years in the Making&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, which explores the people, politics and history which has shaped the US, premiered tonight at 8pm AEST on Sky News Australia.<\/p>\n<p>It is available to stream online for those with a <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/stream\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"stream\" data-tgev-label=\"stream\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skynews.com.au streaming subscription.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/96d7a122088e26365c15b7ef622e2a41.jpeg\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Kid Rock slams \u2018crazy\u2019 trans activist Dylan Mulvaney in hilarious interview\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sky News Australia host Paul Murray takes viewers on a cross-country journey through the United States in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,2490,134,47569,34731,280428,366747,1055],"class_list":["post-772245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-donald-trump","tag-entertainment","tag-how-to-watch","tag-paul-murray","tag-sky-news-documentary","tag-trumps-america-250-years-in-the-making","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}