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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

9 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 10 hrs ago OP

He's the biggest whiner I've ever seen MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #1

It's tiresome and totally unbecoming to any person let alone the President of the United States! MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #2

No argument here MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #5

Every time homegirl 8 hrs ago #23

His Entire Persona , Which You Nicely Encapsulated, Never Any Accountability, Never an Accomplishment of His Own Effort The Roux Comes First 10 hrs ago #3

I believe you're right! MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #4

Well, sauteed in butter, some of them might be quite likable. Trmp, on the other hand .... nt eppur_se_muova 9 hrs ago #15

I wish those senators questioning the Republican appointees would use that, these assholes think talking over Walleye 10 hrs ago #6

Seriously. Aristus 10 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 10 hrs ago #9

He's squandering our treasury and treasures as fast as he can and still he's miserable. Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #28

reminds me of a quote Skittles 10 hrs ago #8

I love it! MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #10

Wonderful quote, would love to know the story behind it. nt eppur_se_muova 9 hrs ago #16

I believe I first encountered it in SPY magazine back in the day Skittles 9 hrs ago #17

Love this! calimary 9 hrs ago #19

alas, I do not know Skittles 8 hrs ago #27

Oh MAN. I LOVED "Spy" magazine! calimary 8 hrs ago #29

yep Skittles 7 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 9 hrs ago #11

I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #12

I've said the same all along. Totally Tunsie 9 hrs ago #13

Amen! MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #14

Damn right! 3catwoman3 8 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 9 hrs ago #18

I thought the producers actually picked the winner MIButterfly 8 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 8 hrs ago #25

413 million bmichaelh 8 hrs ago #20

I really get what you're saying canetoad 8 hrs ago #21

Maybe he could tie some cinderblocks around his neck and jump off a high bridge struggle4progress 8 hrs ago #22

He's like some sort of unconscionable experiment nuxvomica 7 hrs ago #31