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December 27, 2018

Politics Movies & TV

How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success

With “The Apprentice,” the TV producer mythologized Trump—then a floundering D-lister—as the ultimate titan, paving his way to the Presidency.

Patrick Radden Keefe New Yorker Dec 2018 50min Permalink