Trump to remain executive producer of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

[CACtain Planet]

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump isn’t giving up his TV interests just to be president of the United States.
The former reality star will remain executive producer of “Celebrity Apprentice” and continue receiving royalties from a show he hosted for more than a decade, Variety reported Thursday.

The value of those royalties are not public, though the paper said they’re likely in the low five-figure range for each show that airs.

Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks pointed out that the president-elect helped create the hit program.

“Mr. Trump has a big stake in the show and conceived of it with Mark Burnett,” she said.

“Additional details regarding his business interests will be shared December 15th.”

Trump is planning a press conference on that date to explain how he’ll deal with his extensive business holdings.

One insider described Trump’s role as “honorary,” meaning he won’t have a hand in actually producing the show.

“Celebrity Apprentice” is slated to air at least eight new episodes, beginning Jan. 2, just 18 days before Trump is officially sworn in as the next president.

The show’s new host also has a connection politics — Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California.

Trump’s long-standing relationship with the show – and its sister show “Apprentice” – is credited with helping him gain the household-name recognition as a savvy and effective businessman that boosted his presidential campaign.

Trump’s relations with NBC, which airs the hit show, were severed after the mogul jumped into the presidential race in July 2015.

He last hosted the show in February 2015.

NBC, however, will not directly be cutting checks to the next president. Those will come from the company that owns the show, MGM.

It is unprecedented for a president to profit directly from an ongoing TV series while in office.

But it is also the case that no other president has come into office with such connections to an ongoing hit reality TV show – not to mention his vast business interests.

But President Obama has been receiving royalties throughout his two terms for his two books, “ Dreams from My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope, which were published before he moved into the White House.

In 2010, Obama published “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,” but donated the proceeds to charity and did not directly profit from the book.

When President Bill Clinton was in office, his wife, Hillary,, published at least three books: “It Takes a Village,” “Dear Socks” and “An Invitation to the White House.”

Trump to remain executive producer of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

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[StickStickly]

He will probably do a celeb apprentice with senators and governors and shyt.

I'd like to see an episode where Putin, Pence and Lisa Lampenelli are put on a team to make an eye catching front window display to attract customers to Sears

 

[Jello Biafra]

That's normal...POTUS exec producer on a shytty reality show...nothing unseemly about this or anything else Trump is doing. fukking racist white people and dumb ass non-voters have screwed this country up royally.

 

[Ironman]

People dying in the streets from badges and white civilians with trigger fingers while other people are struggling to find employment. Meanwhile our new Pres is worrying about a gotdamn tv show

 

[SadimirPutin]

History is going to wonder what the fukk America was thinking with this dude

 

[#StarkSet]

Do y'all know what executive producers do?

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

The majority of American voters and the rest of the world are wondering what the fukk America was thinking with this dude

Fixed

 

[Liquid]

That's normal...POTUS exec producer on a shytty reality show...nothing unseemly about this or anything else Trump is doing. fukking racist white people and dumb ass non-voters have screwed this country up royally.

I don't see any blame on the Democratic party here?

 

[Jello Biafra]

I don't see any blame on the Democratic party here?

If you saw the choice between Hillary and Trump yet still had a bug up your ass about the Dem Party and voted for Trump, Stein, Johnson, Harambe or just didn't vote then you are an a$$hole too.
If you are still bytching about the Dem Party while Trump is putting a dude who hates workers in charge of the Dept of Labor, a woman who hates public schools in charge of the Dept. of Education and a guy who doesn't believe in climate change in charge of the EPA then I don't know what to say to you.

 

[the cac mamba]

That's normal...POTUS exec producer on a shytty reality show...nothing unseemly about this or anything else Trump is doing. fukking racist white people and dumb ass non-voters have screwed this country up royally.

dont forget to blame hillary for not doing the right thing and bowing out

 

[Liquid]

If you saw the choice between Hillary and Trump yet still had a bug up your ass about the Dem Party and voted for Trump, Stein, Johnson, Harambe or just didn't vote then you are an a$$hole too.
If you are still bytching about the Dem Party while Trump is putting a dude who hates workers in charge of the Dept of Labor, a woman who hates public schools in charge of the Dept. of Education and a guy who doesn't believe in climate change in charge of the EPA then I don't know what to say to you.

The democrats share some of the blame. That's all I'm saying

 

[the cac mamba]

If you saw the choice between Hillary and Trump yet still had a bug up your ass about the Dem Party and voted for Trump, Stein, Johnson, Harambe or just didn't vote then you are an a$$hole too.
.

fukk that

a politician has to earn my vote. im tired of these fukking criminals like hillary walking all over the country because they take us for granted. voted for gary johnson

 

[the cac mamba]

The democrats share some of the blame. That's all I'm saying

of course they do

hillary bought and paid for that nomination in 2008, and instead of telling her to go fukk herself they cozied up to her despite being under investigation by the fbi

think of the last job you applied to. if you were under fukkin investigation by the fbi, do you think maybe the employer would have gone with someone else?

 

[Liquid]

of course they do

hillary bought and paid for that nomination in 2008, and instead of telling her to go fukk herself they cozied up to her despite being under investigation by the fbi

think of the last job you applied to. if you were under fukkin investigation by the fbi, do you think maybe the employer would have gone with someone else?

The democrats were focused on agendas rather putting their best candidate forward. Its painfully obvious to see

 

[Robbie3000]

On a certain level, you have to admire brazenness.