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The actor and former Governor of California cited the show’s “baggage” as his reason for leaving.
He’s a special, special friend, Mark Burnett, for the wonderful introduction. So true, so true. I said to the agent, I’m sorry. The only thing wrong, I actually got on the phone, fired him myself, because he said you don’t want to do it, it’ll never work, it’ll never, ever, work, you don’t want to do it. I said, listen. But I really fired him after it became the number one show. It became so successful, and he wanted a commission … that’s what I really said. But we had tremendous success on The Apprentice, and when I ran for president, I had to leave the show. That’s when I knew for sure I was doing it. And they hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to take my place. And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes. It’s been a total disaster. And Mark will never, ever bet against Trump again. And I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings, okay? But we’ve have had an amazing life together, the last 14, 15 years. An outstanding man, and thank you very much for introducing me. Appreciate it. It’s a great honor.
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