On Larry King, what did Trump say...
about firing Carolyn?
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I was actually wondering about this as well.
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He said "She wasn't hot, like my daughter. So I let her go."
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Here is the section of interest:
KING: Your decision to fire Carolyn Kepcher, why? TRUMP: Well, Carolyn is a very nice person and she ran one of my golf clubs and it's a terrific club, Trump National in Westchester. And, she did a good job. But when she went on "The Apprentice" and then "The Apprentice," as you know, became the number one show on television and she became a star and I became a star. We all became stars, everybody, and George Ross became a star. You know George walks down the street and... KING: Yes, people know him. TRUMP: ...20-year-old women are screaming "George, George." They're going crazy. KING: So what -- what... TRUMP: But the difference is, well the difference is with George it rolls off his back. He's been there. He's a hardened veteran. Carolyn loves being a star and you can't be a star and run something in terms of a business in my opinion. KING: But you're a star and run something. TRUMP: Well, I run it and I run it differently. I have two businesses, you know. Star is part of my business. But, Carolyn if I said, you know, "What's the price of the belts," it was like, you know, belts? Now, with all of that being said I like Carolyn. I would help Carolyn. I hope she gets something good. But it was just time for her to go. KING: You mean having this star effect affected her work? She was less good at what she did? TRUMP: Well, I think she was much less good at what she did and she loved being a star and I think that's great. In other words, I'm not complaining about that. I think that's great. But it can't be for me. I mean if she wants to continue to be on television, and this happens a lot in "The Apprentice," you know, people legitimately want to work for me and all of a sudden they're on television and now it's like "We really want to go into the movies, Mr. Trump, the hell with real estate," right? So, that's happened to a couple of the winners of "The Apprentice." They got so enamored with that beautiful camera right over there that that was much more important to them than doing a job. KING: She wrote a bestseller or a book called "Carolyn 101." There were some who thought, maybe critics of you, that you were jealous of her." TRUMP: No, I was not jealous of Carolyn at all. Carolyn ran a small country club for me and she did nicely on "The Apprentice" and so did George. I mean they did great. The show became this great success. But I have to have people that during the day are doing a different job. And, I don't blame Carolyn because I fully understand how that happens. It would happen to many people. KING: Yes, sure. TRUMP: But, look, I wish her the best. KING: Have you heard from her? TRUMP: I have. KING: And? TRUMP: Well, nothing, I just wish her well. I'll give her references. I'll give her recommendations. I wish her well. KING: Your once good old pal Martha Stewart, who you defended strongly on this program in the past... TRUMP: Many, many times. KING: ...criticized you for getting rid of her and she told Access Hollywood that you are out of control. TRUMP: Well that's not exactly. Why don't you read the full quote? I mean give me a break, Larry. KING: That's all I've got is that part. TRUMP: Well, you have very terrible research. I'm shocked at you. But she said "I'll be sitting on a pedestal all by my lonely self" and that's fine. But, you know, Martha is another (INAUDIBLE). KING: But that's not -- that's not an absurd thing. Do you want me to read the whole quote like that? You're on a pedestal. OK, go ahead. TRUMP: No, I'd just like you to be accurate. You know I love your (INAUDIBLE). KING: It's not inaccurate, OK, never mind. TRUMP: Semi inaccurate. So, Larry, so Martha did a show called "The Apprentice." I was not in favor of it. NBC wanted it very much and Mark wanted it, Mark Burnett wanted it. I thought it would not be successful and I thought it was bad for "The Apprentice" and we were at the number one position and all of that. So, she did a show. She just came out of the can. She goes on the show and shockingly nobody watched. It was a total failure and it was a critical failure too. I mean people thought it was horrible. Her performance was horrible, everything. The show failed and she blamed me. She blamed me because her show failed. So, I didn't mind at first but after about the ninth time of listening to it, I wrote a letter and somehow the letter, people started hearing about this letter and they got the letter and it was very critical of Martha but you know... KING: So you think she's just retaliating? TRUMP: Well, I don't know if she's retaliating. How do you retaliate? She does "The Apprentice" and her version of "The Apprentice" failed. I did "The Apprentice" and my version of "The Apprentice" became the number one show on television. She shouldn't hold that against me but she blamed me because it failed. KING: Is she a friend of Carolyn? TRUMP: No, not at all. |
I actually watched this, and he sounded pretty sincere about the entire thing.
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TRUMP: Well, I run it and I run it differently. I have two businesses, you know. Star is part of my business. But, Carolyn if I said, you know, "What's the price of the belts," it was like, you know, belts? |
Did she ever run one of Trump's golf clubs?
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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
What in the hell does that mean?
I was just about to ask the same thing. WTH? |
Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
What in the hell does that mean?
That's my take on his reply, anyway. |
Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
What in the hell does that mean?
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Follow-up question: when did Trump start selling belts?
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He's talking about the pro shop at the golf club she was supposed to be running for him.
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That Carolyn is HOT! She's got a big future on tv.
Dumb blondie. |
Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
Follow-up question: when did Trump start selling belts?
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Follow-up follow-up question: Has moving the next season of The Apprentice to California caused Trump to begin talking like a Valley Girl?
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I have always hated Carolyn. I am glad she is off the show. I think she's a super bitch but try to conceal her true bitchness on TV.
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What Carolyn needs is some discipline. Yeah. Discipline.
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