APPRENTICE: “I said to Mark Burnett the other day — I said, ‘So, The Apprentice…’ because it was a tremendous hit for 12 seasons. I said, ‘Had I never done The Apprentice, would I be President?’ He said, ‘Maybe not.’ And I said, ‘I think I would have.’ But I’m always going to say that.”
-Donald Trump on July 11, 2019, “Remarks by President Trump at the Presidential Social Media Summit,” whitehouse.gov, July 12, 2019