Does The Apprentice tell Donald Trump’s true story? The most controversial scenes explained
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Apprentice is set during the early years of Trump’s business career, starring Sebastian Stan as the budding real estate mogul and Succession’s Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn. open image in gallery Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ Was Donald Trump mentored by Roy Cohn? In 2019, Where’s My Roy Cohn documentary director Matt Tyrnauer told NPR: “Donald Trump is Roy Cohn. Whenever they are looking for something good, I say I never had a glass of alcohol.” open image in gallery ‘This garbage is pure fiction,’ Trump’s campaign spokesperson said of ‘The Apprentice’ Earlier this year, Trump quizzed podcast host Theo Von about the effects of cocaine, saying: “That’s down and dirty right?” and asking whether the drug is a “stronger up” and “too much to handle?” Did Donald Trump get scalp reduction surgery?