Donald Trump enters the 2016 Republican primary race already known for attacks on minorities, Muslims, and women, and his poll numbers keep rising anyway. Correspondent Bob McKeown follows the campaign trail for CBC's the fifth estate, sitting in on rallies and pressing Trump supporters on why the insults do not seem to cost him anything. The film tracks his path toward the Republican nomination and his stated goal beyond it, the presidency, using campaign footage and interviews with voters and observers to ask what his rise says about the country responding to him. McKeown does not treat Trump as an aberration so much as a symptom, tracing the anger and grievance in the crowds that show up to hear him speak. The tone stays unsettled rather than triumphant, built around the discomfort of watching a candidate break the usual rules of political conduct and get rewarded for it at the ballot box.