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Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Replace Donald Trump On CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

According to the Hollywood Reporter, action movie star and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger will replace Donald Trump as the host of the NBC reality show Celebrity Apprentice.

NBC severed all ties with Trump in July after he made what NBC deemed to be “derogatory statements” about Mexican immigrants. In a June 16 speech, he referred to Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and as people bringing drugs and crime into the U.S. in a speech announcing his presidential campaign.

Schwarzenegger joins Celebrity Apprentice for the upcoming 15th season of the franchise. “I have always been a huge fan of The Celebrity Apprentice and the way it showcases the challenges and triumphs of business and teamwork,” he said in a statement. “I am thrilled to bring my experience to the boardroom and to continue to raise millions for charity. Let’s get started!”

Since leaving office in 2011, Schwarzenegger has recently appeared in Terminator Genisys and The Expendables films. On the small screen, his credits include the series finale of Two and a Half Men and the Showtime docuseries Years of Living Dangerously, which he produced. Additionally, Schwarzenegger was one of the early investors in the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain.

“After leaving the show to run for political office, Donald made it clear that he wanted The Celebrity Apprentice to be able to continue to raise millions of dollars annually for worthy causes, and now NBC and I have found an amazing new leader to do just that,” said executive producer Mark Burnett in a statement. “Gov. Schwarzenegger will use his vast and highly successful business, political and media experience to drive this hit franchise to new heights.”

The Donald tweeted his congratulations soon after the announcement:

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Carly Fiorina To Donald Trump: “Look At This Face”

While the context of the statement – “Look at this face” – is directed at “Democrats” the inference is clear.

Carly Fiorina drops her new campaign ad in response to last week’s reports that Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about the way Fiorina looks.

Lately, hitting back at The Donald got you in his crosshairs. We’ll see if he slaps back.

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Donald Trump Interviews “Donald Trump” On The Tonight Show

Current front runner for the GOP nomination for president, Donald Trump, does his own late night comedy bit with Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show, in an attempt to show his humorous side.

In the clip, Fallon (as “Trump”) interviews himself in the mirror (Trump) to somewhat comedic effect. Trump is definitely Trump here, but the jokes run out of steam after a while.

Still, good on Trump for being game enough to do the bit.

“Me interviewing me? THAT’s what I call a GREAT idea.”

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Ben Carson Questions Donald Trump’s Faith; Trump On Carson “He’s An OK Doctor”

Donald Trump practically loses his mind calling in to CNN’s “New Day” with Chris Cuomo this morning to slap back at Dr. Ben Carson, who yesterday appeared to question the depth or reality of Trump’s religious faith.

On Wednesday, reporters asked Carson what differences there were between the two candidates. From CNN:

“Probably the biggest thing — I’ve realized where my success has come from and I don’t in anyway deny my faith in God,” Carson said.

He explained what he meant by quoting what he said was one of his favorite bible verses.

“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life and that’s a very big part of who I am. I don’t get that impression with him,” Carson said of Trump. “Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t get that.”

“Who is he to question my faith?” Trump asked this morning. “He knows nothing about me. I am a man of faith.”

“I hardly know Ben Carson. I’m a believer, big league in God. I will hit back on that.”

“I don’t think he’s a great religious figure. If you look at his faith, you’re not going to make it very far.”

Trump also addressed Carson’s personal energy as problematic. “He makes Bush look like the energizer bunny. Ben Carson is not going to be your next president.”

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Donald Trump: When I Insulted Carly Fiorina’s Face, I Meant Her “Persona”

A day doesn’t go by where we don’t have another personal insult thrown out by GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump.

This time the victim was former Hewlett-Packard exec Carly Fiorina (the only female in the Republican pack) and her appearance.

From NBC News:

In a new interview in Rolling Stone released late Wednesday, GOP frontrunner Trump said of the former HP chief “Look at that face!?”

“Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?!” the magazine quotes Trump as saying while he and his staff watch a television appearance by Fiorina.

The real estate mogul reportedly added: “I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not s’posedta say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?”

When Fiorina was asked about the comment on Megyn Kelly’s FOX News show last night, the former HP exec downplayed the issue.

“Maybe, just maybe, I’m getting under his skin a little bit because I am climbing in the polls,” she said.

Addressing the story this morning, Trump attempted to back pedal. You see, when he said “her face” what he meant was “her persona.”

“Probably I did say something like that about Carly,” Trump said. “I’m talking about persona. I’m not talking about look.”

Riiiiight.

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Donald Trump: I May Have Dodged The Draft But My Prep School Felt Like Being In The Military

Donald Trump has raised eyebrows for saying that although he dodged the draft during the Vietnam war, he feels his prep school experience made him feel like he was in the military.

Via Talking Points Memo:

“My number was so incredible and it was a very high draft number. Anyway so I never had to do that, but I felt that I was in the military in the true sense because I dealt with those people,” Trump told Michael D’Antonio, the author of the forthcoming book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success,” according to a preview in the New York Times.

Trump attended the New York Military Academy from eighth grade through the end of high school where he participated in military drills and encountered some instructors who had served in the military, according to the Times.

He told D’Antonio that at the academy, he got “more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.”

The comments didn’t land lightly at the Pentagon where more than one soldier had a less than enthusiastic response.

“Did he have to swear-in to get into his school?” one soldier asked.

Another soldier responded saying, “Well it could be true. It depends on what kind of pillow fights he got into.”

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Donald Trump Signs Pledge To Not Run As Independent

After meeting with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump has signed a pledge to not run as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign. “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands,” said Trump. The “pledge” states: “I, Donald Trump, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is. “I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party.” At the first 2016 GOP debate, Trump was the only candidate to raise his hand when asked if anyone would not commit to such a pledge. Trump maintains that his reticence is based purely on his desire to be treated “fairly” by the Republican Party.

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Jeb Bush Slaps Back At Donald Trump: “The Real Donald Trump”

Jeb Bush has finally had enough of being Donald Trump’s punching bag it seems.

Today, Bush’s campaign released a new ad using Trump’s own personal statements to illuminate his past support for abortion rights, raising taxes, single-payer health care, as well as Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Up until now, Bush has refrained from taking on The Donald too forcefully, clearly with the thinking that Trump would ultimately flame out as the GOP frontrunner.

And yet, Trump continues to climb in polls. So Bush’s campaign is feeling the heat now.

Watch the attempt to paint Trump as “liberal” using his own words.