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MIButterfly

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12. I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare

Reply to somaticexperiencing (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:30 AM

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They cleaned him up and made him look like a smart, successful businessman which he very clearly was not. My understanding is that they had to do several takes and then splice and dice them to make him not look like the complete and total idiot that he was. And still is, only worse.

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He's the biggest whiner I've ever seen MustLoveBeagles Saturday #1

It's tiresome and totally unbecoming to any person let alone the President of the United States! MIButterfly Saturday #2

No argument here MustLoveBeagles Saturday #5

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His Entire Persona , Which You Nicely Encapsulated, Never Any Accountability, Never an Accomplishment of His Own Effort The Roux Comes First Saturday #3

I believe you're right! MIButterfly Saturday #4

Well, sauteed in butter, some of them might be quite likable. Trmp, on the other hand .... nt eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #15

I wish those senators questioning the Republican appointees would use that, these assholes think talking over Walleye Saturday #6

Seriously. Aristus Saturday #7

All that and I would gladly give a good amount to causes I believe in to help make the world a better place MIButterfly Saturday #9

He's squandering our treasury and treasures as fast as he can and still he's miserable. Deuxcents 23 hrs ago #28

reminds me of a quote Skittles Saturday #8

I love it! MIButterfly Saturday #10

Wonderful quote, would love to know the story behind it. nt eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #16

I believe I first encountered it in SPY magazine back in the day Skittles 23 hrs ago #17

Love this! calimary 23 hrs ago #19

alas, I do not know Skittles 23 hrs ago #27

Oh MAN. I LOVED "Spy" magazine! calimary 22 hrs ago #29

yep Skittles 22 hrs ago #30

if you look to the TV show that seems to have convinced people he is such a good businessman, what did he somaticexperiencing Yesterday #11

I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare MIButterfly Yesterday #12

I've said the same all along. Totally Tunsie 23 hrs ago #13

Amen! MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #14

Damn right! 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #26

Reportedly, Trmp never fired anyone to their face. He recorded it alone; then they recorded the reaction shots later. eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #18

I thought the producers actually picked the winner MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #24

This was from an excerpt of the producer's (whathisname's) book. They had a hard time restraining Trmp. eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #25

413 million bmichaelh 23 hrs ago #20

History will repeat itself with Barron. Totally Tunsie 4 hrs ago #34

I really get what you're saying canetoad 23 hrs ago #21

Maybe he could tie some cinderblocks around his neck and jump off a high bridge struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #22

He's like some sort of unconscionable experiment nuxvomica 22 hrs ago #31

What enrages me the most drmeow 4 hrs ago #32

You know what they say: Only the good die young MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #33