… I had zero interest in his TV show... yet, I do thin the "character" he played is responsible for some of his appeal... not as much as the White Nationalist appeal, but there are people who don't watch the news and only know him from his show.

Not a single episode.

I was busy working and having a life.

And since I had been in that situation a few times, it never appealed to me and I couldn't see how it could appeal to any working American? I never understood the popularity.

his rally's remind me of pro 'rasslin'

Not once

Gallagher is freakin’ quantum physics compared to Trump

He a malignant narcissist and if people cannot see that, then they are fools.

I think it was the second season and suddenly here's Ivanka. Okay. She didn't say much. Then Jr showed up - when the camera cut to him my wife and I actually started laughing, he gives off a real dumbass feel. On boy was he stupid. He basically said "yeah Dad" and "What dad said". We stopped watching after that.

His campaign was definitely WWE. He played the heel (bad guy) AND good guy with some violence (demonstrators) mixed in. I'm sure that some of the demonstrators were staged. I saw one appearance in Rohde Island that was just too on cue to not be staged and the ease with which the demonstrator was removed stunk of a setup.

One last thing - yes this is how his show went. I've read several articles about how he clearly FIRED the wrong person and they had to re-edit the show to make his decision make any sense whatsoever.

Never wanted to see that ugly face then, nor do I now.

I didn't hate Chump then like I do now, but it didn't take much intelligence to see how fake/false the premise was. There was never a point to who "won" or "lost" so it was all based on whim, presumably Chump's whim. Well what's the point? Who wants to watch that? It became clear to me that they already knew who would be the final "winner" by the end of the season and the episodes were edited to showcase Chump's favorites. Boring and stupid!

By the way, Chump never said anything interesting or insightful, he never gave any good business advice to the contestants on the episodes I saw. I *couldn't* understand how that show became a hit series.

is probably the most headscratching part of the whole damn thing.

i wonder if some of his fans will notice that.

nope, never watched it, but the trumpkin in my life thinks that was the real donnie. i eagerly await his return to earth 1.

I have never been able to stomach the man. Not his looks nor his manner nor his stupidity. His malignant narcissism has been apparent for years. He just skeezes me out, makes me nauseous and uncomfortable. I have never understood how anyone could watch, listen to or be around that creep.

I thought he was an obnoxious jerk. He was and is so crude and ignorant I can't understand his appeal. I'm embarrassed for our country.

It was my brother's favorite show. I have long considered my brother to be racist and deplorable. Knowing he was attracted to Trump since the The Art of the Deal was published was all I needed to permanently repel me from watching The Apprentice.