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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

18 hrs ago

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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One of the things (among many) that enrages me about that motherf-er in the White House is [View all] MIButterfly 19 hrs ago OP

He's the biggest whiner I've ever seen MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #1

It's tiresome and totally unbecoming to any person let alone the President of the United States! MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #2

No argument here MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #5

Every time homegirl 17 hrs ago #23

His Entire Persona , Which You Nicely Encapsulated, Never Any Accountability, Never an Accomplishment of His Own Effort The Roux Comes First 19 hrs ago #3

I believe you're right! MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #4

Well, sauteed in butter, some of them might be quite likable. Trmp, on the other hand .... nt eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #15

I wish those senators questioning the Republican appointees would use that, these assholes think talking over Walleye 19 hrs ago #6

Seriously. Aristus 19 hrs ago #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 18 hrs ago #9

He's squandering our treasury and treasures as fast as he can and still he's miserable. Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #28

reminds me of a quote Skittles 18 hrs ago #8

I love it! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #10

Wonderful quote, would love to know the story behind it. nt eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #16

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

Love this! calimary 17 hrs ago #19

alas, I do not know Skittles 17 hrs ago #27

Oh MAN. I LOVED "Spy" magazine! calimary 17 hrs ago #29

yep Skittles 16 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 18 hrs ago #11

I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #12

I've said the same all along. Totally Tunsie 18 hrs ago #13

Amen! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #14

Damn right! 3catwoman3 17 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 17 hrs ago #18

I thought the producers actually picked the winner MIButterfly 17 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 17 hrs ago #25

413 million bmichaelh 17 hrs ago #20

I really get what you're saying canetoad 17 hrs ago #21

Maybe he could tie some cinderblocks around his neck and jump off a high bridge struggle4progress 17 hrs ago #22

He's like some sort of unconscionable experiment nuxvomica 16 hrs ago #31