Behind the scenes: Trump's TV guy

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In the early evening of July 9th, President Donald Trump stood in the gold draped East Room of the White House with a small group of senior advisers to rehearse his announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the Supreme Court. President Trump stepped on and off the podium, riffing with his aides. While this was going on, Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News, was meticulously obsessing over the camera shot which looked out upon a red carpet, apparently.  Hours before the announcement, Shine had gone to the East Room to test the lighting, apparently. He showed the president three different lighting options and Trump selected his favorite. President Trump has been frustrated that some of his previous appearances on camera have not had the production values of the prime time TV shows he spends so much time watching. Trump frequently complains to aides about the "terrible lighting," apparently. 


Behind the scenes: Trump's TV guy