‘The Apprentice’ Producers Were Shocked by Trump’s ‘Musty Carpet’

Producers of The Apprentice were shocked by the rundown and shabby state of Donald Trump’s business headquarters when they visited the would-be set on their NBC reality series, according to a new book.

Bill Pruitt and Adam Blum describe to The New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig that the Trump Tower space had a musty carpet stench that “followed them like an invisible cloud.”

The insights into the former president’s early 2000’s television stint, detailed in Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, describe the Trump Organization’s office as a time capsule from when he opened the Midtown Manhattan building in 1984, riddled with chipped furniture and dated decor.

Read more at The Daily Beast.