{"id":88405,"date":"2026-05-01T18:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/trump-reacts-to-rumors-don-jr-will-host-apprentice-reboot\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:51:52","slug":"trump-reacts-to-rumors-don-jr-will-host-apprentice-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/trump-reacts-to-rumors-don-jr-will-host-apprentice-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reacts to Rumors Don Jr. Will Host Apprentice Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> is pretty confident that son <strong>Donald Trump Jr.<\/strong> could host the rumored <em>Apprentice<\/em> revival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we had a great success,\u201d Trump, 79, said from the Oval Office on Thursday, April 30. \u201cFourteen seasons and <em>The Apprentice<\/em> was a tremendous success. So, I\u2019ve been hearing that a little bit. So, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump called his eldest son \u201ca good guy\u201d who would \u201cprobably\u201d be a good choice for the hosting gig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a little charisma going,\u201d he added. \u201cYou need a little charisma for that sucker. So, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Apprentice<\/em> aired on NBC for 14 seasons from 2004 to 2015. Trump hosted the show, which spawned spinoffs like <em>Celebrity Apprentice<\/em> and <em>The Apprentice: Martha Stewart<\/em>. Businesspeople were mentored by the host as they competed for the show\u2019s $250,000 prize and one-year contract to promote one of Trump\u2019s properties. When eliminated, Trump would notably say, \u201cYou\u2019re fired,\u201d taking them out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Several outlets reported late last month that a revival of the reality show at Prime Video was in the works with Don Jr., 48, eyed to host.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince our acquisition of MGM, we have had preliminary internal discussions about what\u2019s next for The Apprentice as a property,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson told <em>Variety<\/em> on Thursday, April 30. \u201cThe show is not in active development, and any reporting on details of the show or names of potential hosts would be purely speculative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Trump said that he would look to daughter <strong>Ivanka Trump <\/strong>as his first choice to take over as The Apprentice host.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018The best person to hire would be Ivanka Trump,\u2019\u201d he said in the 2024 book <em>Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass<\/em>. \u201cI didn\u2019t press it. But I felt Ivanka would have been by far the best person you could hire.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3674.jpg?crop=0px%2C229px%2C1125px%2C635px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Ivanka Trump and family\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3674.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Trump Family\u2019s Next Generation: Cutest Kid Photos Over the Years<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe next generation! Donald Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump\u2019s three children \u2014 Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump \u2014\u00a0maintain busy\u00a0business and political careers\u00a0while raising kids at home. \u201cIf I\u2019m working on a big deal and need to be in the office, I\u2019m in the office. If [my daughter] Arabella needs me, I better [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump stepped away from the show to launch his political career in 2015. When <em>The Apprentice<\/em> returned for its final celebrity season in 2017, <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> took over the hosting gig. However, Trump was still involved as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarzenegger speculated that Trump\u2019s continued involvement led to the show\u2019s poor ratings for that final season due to his controversial political run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about the show \u2026 because everyone I ran into came up to me and said, \u2018I love the show \u2026 but I turned it off because as soon as I read Trump\u2019s name, I\u2019m outta there!\u2019\u201d Schwarzenegger told <em>Empire<\/em> in 2017. \u201cIt\u2019s a very divisive period now and I think this show got caught up in all that division.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is pretty confident that son Donald Trump Jr. could host the rumored Apprentice revival. \u201cLook, we had a great success,\u201d Trump, 79, said from the Oval Office on Thursday, April 30. \u201cFourteen seasons and The Apprentice was a tremendous success. So, I\u2019ve been hearing that a little bit. 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