Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : "With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump announced Saturday.
71% : The show presented Trump Tower to tens of millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first campaign from the building's lobby.
59% : Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect to be special envoy to the United Kingdom.
59% : Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired on NBC in 2004.
56% : "Mark is known for creating and producing some of the biggest shows in Television History," Trump wrote in his statement on Burnett, listing many of his biggest hits before adding, "most notably, 'The Apprentice'" and noting that Burnett "has won 13 Emmy Awards!"Special envoys are usually picked by presidents for the world's traditional hotspots, including the Middle East -- where Trump has already said he'd like longtime friend and real estate investor Steven Witkoff to fill the role.
55% : Trump had been known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades.
54% : But Trump has announced a series of special envoy positions for several top loyalists ahead of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, including his former ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell whom he chose as an envoy for special missions.
53% : Trump also announced Dec. 2 that he was picking billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens for the more standard role of U.S. ambassador to Britain.
44% : Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.

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