{"id":2336338,"date":"2024-09-03T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-apprentice-films-first-clip-portrays-trump-under-thumb-of-mentor-roy-cohn-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T19:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T23:34:33","slug":"the-apprentice-films-first-clip-portrays-trump-under-thumb-of-mentor-roy-cohn-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-apprentice-films-first-clip-portrays-trump-under-thumb-of-mentor-roy-cohn-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apprentice film\u2019s first clip portrays Trump under thumb of mentor Roy Cohn &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-apprentice-films-first-clip-portrays-trump-under-thumb-of-mentor-roy-cohn-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The first clip from Donald Trump&#8217;s biopic, &#8220;The Apprentice,&#8221; reveals\u200c him being coached by the infamous lawyer Roy Cohn. \u2064In this \u2063scene, Cohn, portrayed by Jeremy Strong, encourages \u2064a young Trump, played\u200c by Sebastian Stan, to adopt a more confident persona,\u2062 pushing him to exaggerate \u2062claims about his\u2063 properties. \u2062The film presents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friends-director-reveals-which-guest-star-was-just-not-particularly-funny\/\" title=\"&#039;Friends&#039; Director reveals unfunny guest star.\">comedic tone<\/a>,\u200b suggesting a lighter approach to its subject matter. After facing distribution challenges, &#8220;The Apprentice&#8221; is set to\u200c be released in theaters on October \u200d11,\u2064 just weeks before Election Day. The Trump campaign has criticized the \u200dfilm \u2064as slanderous, claiming it misrepresents aspects of Trump&#8217;s life and his relationships; they have announced plans to file \u200da lawsuit \u200cagainst \u200bthe filmmakers for these alleged inaccuracies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Apprentice film&rsquo;s first clip portrays Trump under thumb of mentor Roy Cohn<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The first clip of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> biopic, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140180\/apprentice-trump-film-release-before-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">The Apprentice<\/a><\/em>, shows the former president being coached by lawyer Roy Cohn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The clip shows Cohn, played by Jeremy Strong, pushing a young Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, to adopt the confidence and mannerisms he&rsquo;s now known for. Cohn can be seen urging Trump to be more hyperbolic, pushing him to go from describing one of his buildings as the best &ldquo;in the city&rdquo; to the best in &ldquo;the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"lx1EzAtslIE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Apprentice | Clip | Exclusively in Theaters October 11\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lx1EzAtslIE?start=60&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The clip is tinged with a comedic atmosphere, hinting at a lighter-hearted tone of the film.<\/p>\n<p>After some searching and controversy, <em>The Apprentice<\/em> finally found a distributor and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140180\/apprentice-trump-film-release-before-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hit theaters\">hit theaters<\/a> on Oct. 11, less than a month before Election Day. The Trump campaign has strongly objected to the film, which portrays parts of his life and his relationship with his first wife, Ivana Trump, and Cohn, as slanderous.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image released by Briarcliff Entertainment shows Jeremy Strong, left, and Sebastian Stan in a scene from the film &ldquo;The Apprentice.&rdquo; (Pief Weyman\/Briarcliff Entertainment via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,&rdquo; Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3011306\/trump-team-threatens-sue-filmmaker-blatantly-false-assertions-biopic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4676021-trump-campaign-lawsuit-filmmakers-the-apprentice-film-including-blatantly-false-assertions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Hill<\/em> in May. &ldquo;This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This &lsquo;film&rsquo; is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trump-film-debuted-to-much-fanfare-at-cannes-but-look-what-happened-when-festival-closed\/\" title=\"Controversial Film Premiered at Cannes, See What Occurred Post-Festival\">pure malicious defamation<\/a>, should not see the light of day, and doesn&rsquo;t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-legal-battle-trump-calls-the-apprentice-biopic-garbage-threatens-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Trump Derides &#039;The Apprentice&#039; Biopic as &#039;Trash,&#039; Signals Potential Legal Fight\">-closed discount movie store<\/a>, it belongs in a dumpster fire,&rdquo; Cheung continued.<\/p>\n<p>Though earning a standing ovation, the film earned just one nomination and failed to win any awards at the Cannes Film Festival this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initial clip from the biopic &#8220;The Apprentice,&#8221; featuring former President Donald Trump, depicts him being mentored by attorney Roy Cohn. In this scene, Cohn, portrayed by Jeremy Strong, encourages a young Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, to embrace the self-assuredness and behaviors he is now recognized for. Cohn is seen motivating Trump to exaggerate his claims, urging him to elevate his description of one of his buildings from the best &#8220;in the city&#8221; to the best &#8220;in the world.&#8221; The clip carries a comedic tone, suggesting a more lighthearted approach for the film. After facing challenges and controversy in finding a distributor, &#8220;The Apprentice&#8221; is set to be released in theaters on October 11\u2014just weeks before Election Day. The Trump campaign has vehemently criticized the film for its portrayal of aspects of his life and relationships with Ivana Trump and Cohn as defamatory. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump&#8217;s campaign, stated that they plan to file a lawsuit against what they consider false representations made by these filmmakers. He described the film as fictionalized nonsense that sensationalizes long-debunked lies and accused Hollywood elites of attempting election interference since they believe President Trump will reclaim the presidency despite their efforts failing thus far. Cheung further condemned it as malicious defamation unworthy even of direct-to-DVD release at discount stores but rather deserving disposal in a dumpster fire. Although it received applause at Cannes Film Festival this year, it only garnered one nomination without winning any awards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2336339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/The-Apprentice.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40030,40029,39796,3634],"class_list":["post-2336338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-film-clip","tag-roy-cohn","tag-the-apprentice","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/The-Apprentice.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}