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Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on Celebrity Apprentice
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SenjutsuSage
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You are disgusting NBC. How exactly is Donald Trump even remotely still associated with any of their programming? They saw him win the election and pretty much went crawling back, didn't they?
RPGCrazied
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Its not just NBC. CBS came out this election and said Trump was good for them(ratings), but bad for the country.
aGuyInaBearSuit
Member
Please stop everything.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Sadly, this.
God, this sums up how horrible this is.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
At this point, it is absolutely disgusting how we are clearly enabling this man's mental disorder.
yall think he's trying everything possible to get impeached/removed *against* his will?
like he didn't think he would win/want this responsibility in the first place, like some thought?
run for Pres.....
almost win, write a book. Profit.
win, put people in place to benefit his businesses/interest..... get removed.... write a book. Profit.
like he didn't think he would win/want this responsibility in the first place, like some thought?
run for Pres.....
almost win, write a book. Profit.
win, put people in place to benefit his businesses/interest..... get removed.... write a book. Profit.
Shout out to The Apprentice production staffs for never leaking those audio tapes.
Shout out to the FCC for regulating television and the internet while also reporting directly to a reality TV mogul.
Shout out to NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC who will now be reporting on the Trump presidency every day while also having financial and professional interests in his television show.
Shout out to Trump for being the most unqualified president in American history and managing multiple jobs at once.
Shout out to the FCC for regulating television and the internet while also reporting directly to a reality TV mogul.
Shout out to NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC who will now be reporting on the Trump presidency every day while also having financial and professional interests in his television show.
Shout out to Trump for being the most unqualified president in American history and managing multiple jobs at once.
Basically, he doesn't give a fuck.
I still don't get it. You guys had a third candidate that was more sound than Trump and Hilary combined. Regardless of what Trump said, he had DO NOT TRUST written all over his face. Why pick a person that do have DO NOT TRUST written all over his face and proved it to be so throughout his campaign? Now look what's happening. Just madness...
I think Trump is smart. He knew how America really operates and took advantage. He knew that many people can talk and talk and talk, and just like he said, he can grab a girl's poom poom and you will STILL make him president despite all the complaints and arguments. Now look. What can anyone say to that?! Nothing. Absolutely nothing for the proof is in the pudding. There is NOTHING anyone can say other than the system is truly rigged. Nothing.
What?
Prof. Bathtub
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If Sanders counts as a third candidate, what about the hundreds of Republican primary opponents? Unless you mean Johnson.
Really hoping he means Bernie. Good lord.
DangerMouse
Member
This. All of this is absolute insanity and it's actually happening.
Agreed. Can't believe we are stuck in this, it's fucking painful to watch.
GuitarAtomik
Member
He should put any revenue he makes from that towards his NY bills.
I was thinking Bernie.
Phew. The reason why I didn't think of Bernie at first is because I was only thinking of those who ran in the general.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
This has nothing to do with NBC wanting Trump's name in the show. Trump sued NBC immediately after their decision to sever from him. Does no one remembers that? That's because we were all too busy laughing at it. But he won that lawsuit. He had clauses in his contracts and breaking them would have likely cost NBC a shit load of money (i.e. millions).
NBC seems to have settled on just continuing the show by giving him an EP credit (which is an EXTREMELY worthless credit, in many cases btw). And all they have to do is pay Trump $20-30K per episode, which is pennies for them, as opposed to having to shell out millions for violating contracts and clauses with him.
GraceflAnger
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I thought his main focus was going to be making America great again
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The president makes about $570k annually. He's gonna get an extra $660k for at least one season. Jesus.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
He turned down the presidential salary. He's opted for $1 two days after election, it was covered pretty widely.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yeah. He doesn't need it.
Ninja Scooter
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They can fire him, but they likely can't remove any kind of producer stake he has in the show. The alternative would be to create a whole new show with a new (but similar) premise/name, but clearly NBC wants to trade on the hype. They are pretty shameless.
Omg, imagine if he did that...
At this point, saying anything is a conflict of interest is a waste of time. It's not anything; it's everything. And the worst part is, those that should hold him accountable are focused on live shots of the lobby of Trump tower and his plane on the tarmac. He's keeping himself at arm's length at all times, and the complaints from the media are incredibly soft. This guy is getting away with multiple things that would destroy anyone else.
This NBC thing should not be a thing. His name doesn't belong there, ex-host or not. He is technically an employee of NBC, so how can they in good conscience bad mouth the President/employee? Now that's the ultimate conflict of interest.
This NBC thing should not be a thing. His name doesn't belong there, ex-host or not. He is technically an employee of NBC, so how can they in good conscience bad mouth the President/employee? Now that's the ultimate conflict of interest.
Fallout-NL
Member
Nah, they keep that one in the Oval Office.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
His first SotU will be fucking amazing and will break record ratings.
DragonSworne
Banned
America is great again. The Don is back on TV! Mission accomplished.
Muppet of a Man
Member
Shit...I was going to say that was the plan all along.
[cue credits]
Executive Producer
President Donald J. Trump
SuperDowns
Banned
Still dumb af that he did that.
Psychoward
Banned
The fact that he isn't fired is fucking disgusting.
Discotheque
Banned
How surreal would that look, damn
I really hope the media doesn't wuss out as usual and actually bluntly call out how hypocritical the far right was with scrutiny towards Obama and then letting shit like this happen
I think there's more to the story. I think he was fired, legal got involved, and they were forced to make him exec producer.
It's not a question of "firing". Trump has an ownership stake or profit participation or something in The Apprentice. He's not an employee, he's an owner of a production that NBC purchases from MGM. The article even says that NBC aren't paying him directly.
I'm curious what you think "legal got involved" means.
You know at this rate that might not even be a bad idea compared to who he wants to run things.
You and others must have also missed the part where he legally can't do that.
Time said:
http://time.com/4570858/donald-trump-salary-president-history/
Forbes said:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyph...u-do-the-same-cut-your-tax-bill/#310e15b83401
Sunster
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Beer Monkey
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Trump is going to make more money in a few months of Secret Service rent at Trump Tower than his whole salary would be. Throw in all the other kleptocracy and it will be tens of millions a year gained, minimum. Fuck this salary talk, it means nothing.
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