Trump Pledges He Won’t Devote Time to Role on New ‘Apprentice’
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Donald Trump attends 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Season 3 finale after party at the Trump SoHo on May 23, 2010 in New York City.
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President-elect Donald Trump said he won’t spend any time working on the new version of the TV reality show he starred in before seeking office, although he will be paid and credited as an executive producer.
“I have NOTHING to do with The Apprentice except for fact that I conceived it with Mark B & have a big stake in it,” Trump tweeted to his 17 million followers on Saturday, referring to producer Mark Burnett. “Will devote ZERO TIME!”