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Seeing another opportunity to boost his fragile ego, Donald Trump jumped on his Twitter account this morning and blasted his replacement Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ratings on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, tweeting that the movie star “got “swamped” (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT.”
Celebrity Apprentice finished third to CBS and ABC, behind The Bachelor, which crushed Trump’s old show in the sought-after demographic of 18 to 49 years olds. Here is Trump’s reaction:
Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got "swamped" (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT. So much for….
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017
being a movie star-and that was season 1 compared to season 14. Now compare him to my season 1. But who cares, he supported Kasich & Hillary
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017
This prompted a spot-on critique by former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin:
.@realDonaldTrump will soon be the most powerful and profoundly insecure man in America. pic.twitter.com/dPt3fHZ6Xq
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) January 6, 2017
It wasn’t long ago that Donald Trump took a swipe at a real billionaire, Mark Cuban because Cuban’s shown won two – that’s TWO Primetime Emmy awards – and “ratings machine” Donald J. Trump won exactly ZERO.
In fact, as CNN Money points out, “‘The Apprentice’ has been an on-again, off-again hit franchise for NBC.”
This is our new president, tweeting his insecurities for all the world to see: It is impossible for Arnold Schwarzenegger to be Donald Trump, we are told, and by the way, damn him for not supporting me.
The huge empty chasm at the center of Donald Trump is almost impossible for most of us to fathom. It is as if it demands a steady diet of the souls of those who defied Trump.
Unfortunately, it can never be filled because no amount of failures by Schwarzenegger or anyone else can ever compensate for Trump’s monumental insecurities.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.
