NBC is replacing Donald Trump with a politician on Celebrity Apprentice.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, aka The Governator, is replacing Trump as chief mentor/executioner on NBC’s reality competition series. Trump, of course, recently told NBC he could not return to the series for its next season, because he’s making a play for the White House.
In today’s announcement, NBC said its franchise is entering a “new phase.” The twice-elected California governor/former body builder/international movie star will take over the board room when the series returns to the network for the 2016-17 season.
Wondering why he’s qualified? NBC’s glad you asked, noting Schwarzenegger served two terms as governor of California, managing more than 300,000 state employees and a state budget in the hundreds of billions. He has successfully invested in both real estate and sports franchises, and is known to millions globally for his starring role in the Terminator film franchise. His films, over a six-decade career, have grossed billions of dollars in worldwide box office, NBC said.
The former governor will replace Trump who, NBC noted, in his role as host of the seven seasons of The Celebrity Apprentice helped raise more than $15 million for charity.
