LOS ANGELES — Aaron Sorkin has long been rumored to be considering a revival of award-winning political drama The West Wing — but he has ruled out a show based on Donald Trump’s administration. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and director told ABC’s Nightline in an interview aired Friday that a Trump-centric reboot of the show would “look like dead air.” “I don’t find him to be a terribly interesting character. He is exactly what he looks like,” Sorkin told the late-night news program’s co-anchor Juju Chang. The original series, which ran from 1999 to 2006, was set in the White House under fictional two-term Democratic President Josiah Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. But Sorkin, who is vying for a third Golden Globe for the screenplay of his feature directorial debut Molly’s Game, says he wouldn’t develop a president based on Trump because “there’s no nuance” in the 45th POTUS. “He only ever talks about two things — himself and his enemies, and that’s it,” Sorkin says in the interview. “So it’s a character that you wouldn’t believe… in a drama. He doesn’t have any of the qualities that you need to tell a story. There’s just no blood there.” Fans have been playing up the chances of a revival since The West Wing came off air, but the rumor mill has been working overtime since the show found new life on streaming platforms like Netflix. — AFP

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