Trump's casting call for administration hopefuls prizes one trait -- TV experience

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : Trump loves that "central casting" look, as he likes to call it.
67% : Trump has readily highlighted the media experience of his choices as he's announced them.
62% : Trump's affinity for Fox News is well-documented, though the romance cooled for a time after Fox made an early call of Arizona for Biden in 2020, a move that infuriated Trump and many of the network's viewers.
61% : He also noted that Hegseth's book "The War on Warriors" spent nine weeks on The New York Times "best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER ONE."As for Oz, Trump said: "He won nine Daytime Emmy Awards hosting 'The Dr. Oz Show,' where he taught millions of Americans how to make healthier lifestyle choices.
53% : "Hegseth, a military veteran, "has been a host at FOX News for eight years, where he used that platform to fight for our Military and Veterans," Trump said.
49% : Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former syndicated talk show host and heart surgeon, was tapped Tuesday to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans.
41% : Trump, a former reality television star himself, has made no secret of his intention to stack his administration with loyalists after his decisive 2024 election win -- including some whose lack of relevant experience has raised concerns among lawmakers.
31% : But Trump is still an avid watcher -- the network provides Trump a window into conservative thinking, with commentary from Republican lawmakers and thinkers who are, often, speaking directly to the president-elect.
24% : Trump suggested viewers should migrate to other conservative news outlets.
14% : Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who ran Trump's 2016 transition team until he was fired, said that eight years ago, Trump held "Apprentice-like interviews at Bedminster," summoning potential hires to his club in New Jersey.

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