indeed. Nice answers!

Who was surprised?

Not we, I guess. Another Omarosa! I am wondering when her book will come out and how many MSDNC appearances she will get.

added: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=plant

an agent of misinformation, placed in a group to deceive, distract, or provoke That man who keeps starting drama, seemingly for no reason, is suspect of being a plant.

Or

Used in the entertainment business, when someone accomplish something with a "help" or a "connection" with someone from the inside. "The reason he won that contest, was because he was a plant."

Are we in the entertainment business?

A movie critic; one who is paid off from a major movie studio to give a fake positive fluff review. Sometimes the said "critic" doesn't even exist at all, and is just a fake name with a fake quote. Studios use this tactic as damage control for a potential flop. "The 3% of critics who gave positive reviews for Battlefield Earth on Rotten Tomatoes definitely had to be plants from Warner Bros. studios. No one could ever voluntarily praise that movie without being bribed. "

Note the bribe .....

1: V. To place incriminating evidence in a place likely to be found by the authorities.

Quite so!

indeed. Nice answers!

Who was surprised?

Not we, I guess. Another Omarosa! I am wondering when her book will come out and how many MSDNC appearances she will get.