Donald Trump Pegs ‘The Apprentice’ Producer Mark Burnett as Envoy to UK

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Reality TV titan Mark Burnett, producer of 'The Apprentice', appointed as Trump's special envoy to the UK in surprising power move.

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Burnett, who launched Trump's career on 'The Apprentice', now tasked with representing U.S. interests in the UK as a 'special envoy'
Trump praises Burnett's 'distinguished' career, cementing their close relationship and highlighting the blurring of entertainment and politics

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Donald Trump, Mark Burnett, The Apprentice, The Apprentice