the celebrity apprentice

[Ostap]

Trump's racked up quite a roster of endorsees: Dr Oz, Herschel Walker, Sarah Palin. His goal is to turn Congress into the celebrity apprentice.
link with timecode Jimmy Kimmel Live

Hello everyone. Is the boldfaced phrase used correctly here? Especially "apprentice"? And why the definite article?

 

[Tarheel]

I think the name of the TV show Trump was on was "The Apprentice". Kimmel's joke was a take on that.

 

[jutfrank]

The Celebrity Apprentice - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ostap]

I didn't know such a show existed

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, it was a follow up to the successful series of "The Apprentice" which featured nobodies competing to win a job in the Trump organization.

 

[probus]

In a way The Apprentice was a fulfilment of Andy Warhol's prophecy: In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.