# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-01-11 23:59:42 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/1083876135446986753) This is an example of how powerful an effect TV and media have public perception. Trump was considered a ridiculous NY curiosity before The Apprentice. Then, for the purposes of the show he was represented as a great deal maker, so a large percentage of the public believed it. https://t.co/2ZUGKJdMdo