All posts tagged "The Apprentice"

A former Trump aide and contestant on his bygone reality show "The Apprentice" cast doubt that Donald Trump Jr. can bring back his dad's star power.

"The reason 'The Apprentice' was so successful is because Donald Trump was a businessman who had all these different avenues, from his golf courses to his hotels," Omarosa Manigault Newman, known as Omarosa, said on CNN on Friday. "What will Don Jr. talk about in terms of his business success?"

Omarosa weighed in on the rumored return of the show where she made her name. Trump Jr. is said to be the preferred host if Amazon is indeed bringing it back, as reports suggest. However, Omarosa suggested the show should go in another direction. ...

When it comes to making threats, Trump is all bluster, as evidenced by China calling "Trump's bluff" in his very own trade war, a new article in The Atlantic posits.

Author Jonathan Chait wrote that China's deft handling of the U.S. president offered a lesson "for everybody Trump threatens, whether countries or businesses or universities" — just ignore him and he'll eventually back down.

"When President Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he issued a stern warning: 'Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,'" Chait wrote. "China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway. [Monday] morning, Trump largely suspended his trade war in return for nothing but promises of ongoing discussions."...