Profile: Who is Donald Trump? (Part 1… The Brand)
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Americast looks back at how Donald Trump succeeded in business by creating a franchise out of his most valuable commodity: himself. Sarah hears from a former Apprentice producer, who gives us a behind the scenes insight into why Trump was picked for the TV series, and how it was integral in building his image as a successful businessman. This episode was first aired during the election campaign, as Americast profiled all the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Look out for Part 2: Trump the politician!
HOST: • Sarah Smith, Radio 4 presenter
GUESTS: • Marc Fisher, senior editor at the Washington Post and co-author of the biography ‘Trump Revealed’ • Bill Pruitt, former Apprentice producer
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, you are listening to an America's episode which is one of a series of profiles |
| 0:10.1 | we're doing about the presidential and vice presidential candidates in this |
| 0:13.6 | year's American election and today we're focusing on Donald Trump this is |
| 0:17.6 | just part one we're going to do several different episodes about him today we'll |
| 0:21.7 | be looking at Trump the brand, his professional rise as a businessman |
| 0:26.4 | as a celebrity and the way in which those two are intertwined. Was this a business empire he built |
| 0:31.3 | or a great marketing exercise that made him loop like he was a successful businessman. |
| 0:36.0 | We're going to dig into that. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to AmeriCast, our Donald Trump profile part one. |
| 0:43.0 | AmeriCast. Well, part one. America. America. America cast from BBC News. |
| 0:46.0 | Well, I think if they win, I should get all the credit, and if they lose, I should not be blamed at all. |
| 0:51.0 | I didn't have sex with the pornstair. |
| 0:53.5 | We're going to build the wall. We have no choice. We have no choice. |
| 0:57.0 | It's not racist at all. No, not at all. It comes from China. |
| 1:01.0 | There was blood pouring everywhere and yet I had God on my side. |
| 1:05.8 | There's no crime. |
| 1:07.1 | I have a crooked judge. |
| 1:08.1 | He's a totally conflicted judge. |
| 1:09.7 | I'm not going to give you a question. |
| 1:11.3 | You are fake news. I I'm sorry you're fired get out of |
| 1:15.2 | here Hello, it's Sarah here in Washington, D.C. and for this episode I'm going to be |
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