Donald Trump tried to inject a bit of televised, reality TV moments into the second night of the Republican National Convention — but he did so by shattering political norms. A presidential pardon. A naturalization ceremony. A Secretary of State speaking from Israel. Even the spectacle of holding so many convention events from the White House, capped by a Rose Garden speech from First Lady Melania Trump, is something that no other president has done. In many ways, the night was less like The Apprentice and more like MTV’s Cribs, with the White House serving as a taxpayer provided backdrop. It’s likely to trigger a string of ethics complaints and watchdog lawsuits, but did it make for good television? For curiosity’s sake, maybe. Jon Ponder, pardoned by Trump, certainly had a compelling story. But less effective was an East Room naturalization ceremony that went on way too long,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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