Former marketing chief for NBC pens op-ed about his regrets launching "The Apprentice," Trump's phony success narrative

[Music Man]

"I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster.

For nearly 25 years, I led marketing at NBC and NBCUniversal. I led the team that marketed “The Apprentice,” the reality show that made Donald Trump a household name outside of New York City, where he was better known for overextending his empire and appearing in celebrity gossip columns.

To sell the show, we created the narrative that Trump was a super-successful businessman who lived like royalty. That was the conceit of the show. At the very least, it was a substantial exaggeration; at worst, it created a false narrative by making him seem more successful than he was."

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-16/we-created-a-tv-illusion-for-the-apprentice-but-the-real-trump-threatens-america?fbclid=IwY2xjawF9WItleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfr-vYb9aVP2dK9N2HjmDVHR746zHYj8ZKzsBIJk25JqENEV0G80f9LKIA_aem_PQ6uAOhXlDwok8ZTlnsh5g

[3catwoman3]

1. He damn well SHOULD be sorry.

Thanks for nothing.

[global1]

2. Mark Burnett Needs To Apologize As Well And.....

Endorse Harris.

[Wiz Imp]

3. Too late - the damage is already done

You (the op-ed writer) should be ashamed for what you have had a significant role in foisting on America. You will have to live with the knowledge of the evil you enabled weighing on your conscience (if you have one) for the rest of your life . And why did it take until now to apologize? A truly sorry person would have apologized 4 years ago at the latest.