The Traitors: Michael Rapaport’s Trumpian Attack on Colton Underwood Backfired
Traitors: Rapaport’s Trumpian jab backfires badly!
In Season 4 of Peacock’s The Traitors — the celebrity edition of the strategic reality competition — actor Michael Rapaport ’s aggressive move against fellow contestant Colton Underwood didn’t land as he planned. In fact, it may have sealed his fate in the castle. A Roundtable Blow Up That Missed the Mark The pivotal moment occurred during Episode 5’s roundtable discussion — banishment ceremony — when tensions were already high. Underwood had just mentioned Rapaport’s name as a possible Traitor, prompting Rapaport to launch into a forceful attack. In front of the group, Rapaport called him “conniving” and said, “Nobody in this room would be better at holding a secret than you,” aiming to paint Underwood as deceitful and suspicious. However, that line — particularly the reference to Underwood’s “secret” — struck a raw nerve. Underwood had earlier shared his own backstory on the show, including his journey of coming out publicly in 2021 after years in the closet. When Rapaport’s comment ech…
