Trump May Be First President to Have Paying Part-Time Job
Donald Trump and NBC parted ways last year when the “Celebrity Apprentice” host because overtly racist and misogynistic, but as it turns out he did not part ways with the company than produces the reality TV show. When “Celebrity Apprentice” begins airing a new season, Donald Trump will remain on the show as its executive producer.
It’s unclear what responsibilities, if any, the title requires, but Trump may become the first President and Commander in Chief to have a paying part-time job.
The show will air beginning in January, before the president-elect is sworn in, and it will have a new host, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“In the credit sequence,” Variety, which broke the news, reports that “Trump’s name will air after that of ‘Apprentice’ creator Mark Burnett and before Schwarzenegger, who is also an exec producer of the new incarnation along with Page Feldman and Eric Van Wagenen.”
“The larger issue for MGM, NBC, and the White House is the payment that Trump will receive for the series. It’s unclear what his per-episode fee is, but it is likely to be in the low five-figures, at minimum. NBC has ordered eight episodes of “The New Celebrity Apprentice.†Trump’s fees will be paid through MGM, the production entity on the show, not NBC. MGM declined to comment on the financial terms of Trump’s deal. A spokeswoman for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NBC declined to comment.”
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