Donald Trump says he isn't a racist because a black man won 'The Apprentice' once

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/donald-trump-isnt-a-racist-because-a-black-man-won-the-apprentice-once.html

Donald Trump says he isn't a racist because a black man won 'The Apprentice' once

Donald Trump, who for a while deftly dazzled the press while demanding to see President Obama's birth certificate, is struggling to deny the unfortunate and impossible question: "Are you a racist?"

On Monday morning, the boisterous billionaire defended himself on "Fox & Friends" by saying that he couldn't be a racist because six years ago Randal Pinkett, an African American, won the honor of being Trump's apprentice on the NBC show.

"I am the least racist person there is," Trump said. "And I think most people who know me would tell you that. I am the least racist; I’ve had great relationships." The real estate mogul continued: "In fact, Randal Pinkett won, as you know, on 'The Apprentice' a little while ago, a couple of years ago," he said. "And Randal’s been outstanding in every way. So I am the least racist person."

Pinkett has indeed been outstanding. His five degrees from Oxford, MIT and Rutgers, along with his victory on Trump's show, helped his success with BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar New Jersey corporation that he helped found 15 years ago and continues to run today as its chairman and CEO.
In an interview Pinkett conducted in April revealed that although the author of three books originally thought Trump was milking the press attention to benefit the television show, he now believes that The Donald is serious about making a run for the White House...

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I haven't seen the show, but I seem to remember some kerfluffle about that.

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Pinkett share the honor with the woman who was the runner up. It was a disgrace the way he put Pinkett on the spot wanting him to agree. Pinkett turned down sharing, saying the show is called "The Apprentice not the Apprentices". It caused much discussion and controversay on internet boards and must have really tainted the "winning" for Pinkett. :-(

Fucking scum Donald is.