Alan Cumming โJokingly Invites Donald Trump to Joinโ The Traitors at Emmy Awards
Los Angeles – Actor Alan Cumming extended a playful โinvitation to former President Donald Trumpโ toโ compete โขon โขthe reality competitionโ series The Traitors duringโ the โ77th โEmmy Awards on sunday, September 14. When asked backstageโฃ inโ the press room who heโ thoght โwould be a good addition to the โshow, cummingโ quipped,โฃ “I’m sure our president would be veryโฃ good on the show โฆ having a lotโค of chaos โขand sort ofโข turmoil and treachery, so maybe he’d like to come on and be paid for that, probably better than he gets as president.”
Theโค comment, made โafter The Traitors was named best reality competition series, draws a parallel between the show’s premise – identifying hidden “traitors” among a group – and โขperceptions of political maneuvering. While the โฃlikelihood of Trump appearing on the show during a potential second term isโ remote, the suggestion highlightsโ his well-known history wiht reality television,โ having previously hosted and produced The Apprentice from 2004 โto 2015.
The Traitors features contestants working together in a castle to win prize money while attempting to unmask hidden โtraitors within their ranks.Cumming, acceptingโ the Emmy earlierโข in theโค evening, noted the show’s โability to “bring a little bit of joy into this life” despite challenging times.
The upcoming fourth season of โฃ the Traitors, hosted by cumming, will feature a cast including Donna โฃKelce, Lisaโ Rinna,โ Dorinda โขMedley, Ron โFunches,โฃ Michael Rapaport, Monรฉt โคX โฃChange, Mark Ballas, and Rob Rausch. โขThe Emmy Awards, hosted byโ Nate โBargatze, airedโ live from the Peacockโ Theater at L.A. โLIVE in downtown Los Angeles.