New "Celebrity Apprentice" host Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed Donald Trump remains as executive producer of the show. (Photo : Getty Images/Slaven Vlasic)
New "Celebrity Apprentice" host Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed last Thursday that USA's president-elect Donald Trump will remain as executive producer of the show.
Schwarzenegger, who is a fellow Republican like Trump, defended Trump's staying as executive producer of the show saying that "it's no different" when he was elected governor of California while starring in the third "Terminator" film, "The Rise of the Machines," as reported by the ABS-CBN News.
Last year, the 70-year-old Trump, who had been the star of the show for 14 seasons, stepped down from the show as he participated in the Republican presidential race.
The seven-time Mr. Olympia added that Trump, who is considered a misogynist and a racist by people of color, and men and women alike, should be given a chance before he officially takes over the presidency on January 20. Schwarzenegger said people cannot "judge anything after one month."
While Schwarzenegger is behind Trump in his endeavors, "The Apprentice" creator Mark Burnett, in a report by Variety, said that he has never supported of Trump's candidacy for the nation's top post. Burnett had to clarify to people since media people and political circles were clamouring for the British reality TV mogul to release video or audio files of Trump from the show that will prove the Republican's sexist and disturbing behavior.
Burnett is recalled to have been a solid supporter of Democrats, especially during former president Barack Obama's campaign. He added that he and his wife, actress-producer Roma Downey, "reject the hatred, division and misogyny" that has been part of Trump's campaign.
The 15th season of the "Apprentice" franchise will air on Jan. 2 next year and in the show's credit sequence, Trump's name will follow Burnett's.
The "Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice" are considered to have been a big part of Trump's rise to popularity as he became part of the shows that aired from 2014 to 2015.
