Taika Waititi Recalls Trump’s ‘List of Demands’ When Directing Him: Camera ‘Had to Be a Certain Height’ to Make Him Look Thinner

The “Thor” filmmaker directed an old Super Bowl spot for NBC, which included Trump’s show “The Apprentice”

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Taika Waititi has directed a lot of projects in his career, and thus, a lot of actors — including ex-president Donald Trump. And apparently, Trump had a “list of demands” that included a specific height for the camera that would be more flattering.

Appearing on this week’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, Waititi and Arnett reminisced about an old Super Bowl featurette, which brought together all the NBC shows at the time. Looking back on that video, Waititi was tickled when he remembered that that included “The Apprentice.”

“You know who else was in that? Donald Trump.

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