Rewatching The Truman Show in the Age of the Reality TV President

Film poster of The Truman Show

One of the most important lessons of the Trump presidency is the power of propaganda masquerading as entertainment. Make no mistake, Donald Trump ascended to the Oval Office because of his history of carnival barking in tabloids, books, and on reality television, not in spite of it. He also took on the role of Twitter troll rather adeptly. Trump is a reality TV president for a…