Every now and then, evidence of lost decency reminds us that vitriolic propaganda comes with a heavy cost.
In 1994, President Donald Trump, then merely a world-famous businessman, appeared on popular sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” starring rapper-turned-actor Will Smith as the young, brash, and street-wise nephew of Philip Banks, a wealthy black attorney played by actor James Avery.
When Trump first appeared on screen in “For Sale by Owner,” an episode that aired during the show’s fourth season, the live studio audience applauded and cheered.
Indeed, those who remember the world in 1994 might view that moment with some wistfulness. After all, more than three decades later, no television producer would dare depict Trump in such a favorable light. More on that in
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