1 upvotes, 0 direct replies (showing 0)
View submission: Trump and the Folklore of Capitalism
The claim :
Unfortunately, scholars often ignore national variations. But is it accidental that US populism is dominated not just by a political outsider but a business executive? As Simon Mollan and Beverley Geesin point out, Trump’s rise was motored by the 1990s reality television series The Apprentice, in which he portrayed a decisive business executive. Trump’s popularity built on his media-generated image as a hard-headed wheeler-and-dealer, adept at playing zero-sum games and thriving amid general economic decline.
The Truth: The first season of The Apprentice aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004
There's nothing here!