MSNBC recently acquired Errol Morris’ documentary “Separated,” a likely Oscar contender examining the Trump administration’s family separation policy. However, though the topic has significant relevance for the 2024 election, it won’t air on the cable news channel until a month after — in part because NBC bosses don’t want to offend Donald Trump, Oliver Darcy reported Monday.
NBC representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap, but Stephen Labaton, NBCUniversal head of communications, said in a statement provided to Darcy, “the debate had nothing to do with the scheduling of this programming.”
The film is based on the 2020 nonfiction book “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy” by NBC reporter Jacob Soboroff, and NBC News Studios served as a producer.