Jill Soloway winner of the award for outstanding directing for a comedy series for “Transparent” poses in the press room at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Host Jimmy Kimmel pointed out the man in the audience who made Trump a television star. Burnett cast Trump in “The Apprentice,” the hit series that gave him a catchphrase (”you’re fired”) and a larger public profile. Courtney B. Vance did some politicking after accepting an Emmy for his role in “The People v. O.J. Out!”Emmy winner Jill Soloway, creator of “Transparent,” told reporters backstage that Trump was a dangerous monster.

Source: Washington Post September 19, 2016 00:47 UTC