Donald Trump had come to a run-down New York City apartment on an autumn day in 2003 to tape a scene for his new reality television show, The Apprentice. Suddenly, one of the contestants cried out in surprise. The young woman, Omarosa Manigault, had been struck in the head by a piece of plaster dislodged from the ceiling by a microphone boom. She immediately blamed the mishap on another contestant. As Trump watched, every camera in the room shifted to capture the outburst, one of those moments that are the lifeblood of reality television, a former crew member recalled. Fast-forward to 2016: as a presidential candidate, Trump talks often about turning the cameras. He creates moments of great drama during his rallies by pointing out television cameramen and accusing them of refusing to show the size of his crowds. "Turn the camera!" he chanted at a Michigan rally last year. The crowd of 9,000 joined him until a roar filled the room and exploded into cheers as the cameraman finally swung his camera to show the crowd. Such scenes have become commonplace. Trump's 2016 White House run is built in part on drama and controversy, a campaign that former cast and crew members of The...
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