Donald Trump Appoints 'The Apprentice' Producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : In his envoy position, Burnett will "work to enhance diplomatic relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment opportunities, and cultural exchanges," Trump added.
58% : On Saturday, December 21, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he's appointing Burnett as his Special Envoy to the United Kingdom.
58% : In a 2010 interview with the BBC, he called Trump "fearless" and "a big, strong tough guy.
52% : Twenty years after TV producer Mark Burnett gave Donald Trump a job on The Apprentice, Trump is giving Burnett a job in his administration.
29% : Furthermore, it's not clear how Burnett's post will overlap with the more customary role of U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, for which Trump has tapped billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens.Burnett's relationship with Trump goes back more than two decades.
25% : The New York Times reported recently that it was Burnett and other producers of The Apprentice who sold TV viewers on the idea that Trump was a billionaire businessman in 2004, glossing over Trump's bankrupt properties and failing businesses.

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