Donald Trump seems to have only just worked out that The Apprentice was about apprenticeships - Independent

Donald Trump seems to have only just worked out that The Apprentice was about apprenticeships
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Just when you thought the whole Donald Trump presidency couldn't get more farcical, it does.

Now, it appears that Trump didn't know that The Apprentice was about apprenticeships until July 19, 2018 - despite presenting the competitive business television show for 14 series.

Speaking to a crowd at a White House event called 'Pledge to America's Workers', Trump read out a line in the prepared text that included the word 'apprenticeships'.

Then, he went off on a tangent about his old television show:

That’s an interesting word for me to be saying, right?

The Apprentice. I never actually put that together until just now.

The 'stable genius' then turned to his daughter, Ivanka, and said:

Isn’t that strange, Ivanka, I never associated, but here we are.

Right...

Channel 4 News
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@Channel4News
 14 years ago, @realDonaldTrump began presenting 'The Apprentice'.

Yesterday, he finally realised the connection with the word apprenticeship.

12:54 AM - Jul 21, 2018

Some on Twitter pointed out that this isn't Trump's first 'stupid' thing he's said.

claudia chesler
@claudiabeth
Replying to @evrbeautiful and 2 others
The Apprentice/Apprenticeship thing is absolutely inexplicable. But I can help with some of the others. “I didn’t know Lincoln was a Republican.” “I didn’t know healthcare could be so complicated.” He’s so solipsistic - he thinks that if he doesn’t know something, no one does.

4:44 AM - Jul 21, 2018

Others got stuck in with some serious memes.

Tom 🚂🏰🦖🦕
@TomSingleton4
Replying to @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump
3:51 AM - Jul 21, 2018 · Bridgwater, England

Others got involved with the would / wouldn't comparisons.

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@station6
Replying to @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump
Trump tomorrow: I meant to say I never actually didn't just never put that together. Ever.

1:05 AM - Jul 21, 2018

Others found it scary that this man is leader of the Free World

Mike Ramsay
@EmmZedRamsay
Replying to @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump
That is a frankly scary admission and lack of worldliness for a guy charged with making pivotal, world-altering decisions

1:01 AM - Jul 21, 2018

Some were pretty taken aback.

Millennial Falcon
@andyphilipson
Replying to @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump
Wait. So Trump did not understand that an apprentice is someone who participates in an apprenticeship. Until just now?

3:59 AM - Jul 21, 2018 · Whitley Bay, England

And some had a 'head in hands' moment.

Maureen
@ViewFromEngland
Replying to @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump
Wow. 😮🤦‍♀️

10:33 PM - Jul 21, 2018
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Whatever your take, this probably isn't the first or last time we'll see Trump making some pretty groundbreaking observations.