TMZ has posted a new DEMOCRAT Anthony Weiner gallery.
Rep. Anthony Weiner took numerous photos of himself -- clothed and partially nude -- at the House Members Gym and sent them to at least one woman ... raising questions about whether he used Congressional resources in his online exploits.
TMZ obtained the pics Weiner took of himself using his Blackberry and a mirror. Congressional sources have confirmed with TMZ ... the backdrop is indeed the House Members Gym in the basement of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The pics were taken on both the gym floor and in the locker room.
Using the House Gym as a backdrop for his perverted photo shoots is not OK.
Do you get the feeling that Weiner loves the way he looks?
It's time for DEMOCRAT Weiner to resign. Actually, his resignation is a week overdue.
I'm sure Dancing with the Stars would want him. I bet Weiner would like the costumes and strutting around.
Maybe Donald Trump will sign him up for the next season of Celebrity Apprentice.
Whatever the future holds for Weiner, it shouldn't include being a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
See the latest Weiner photos, taken at the House Members' Gym here.
“Because I live in New York and I’ve seen Donald at various events, he actually can be a very nice person with a good heart, but I think he was just acting like a jackass for a while,” said Couric. “It’s as if he was abducted by aliens temporarily. He was just acting so strangely,” she added.
Banter about Trump was bookended with talk of Sarah Palin and Couric’s famous 2008 interview with her. Has the anchor talked to Palin since the interview, Leno wanted to know. Couric’s answer was a firm “no.”
Later in the show, after saying she was still on the fence about Palin’s presidential aspirations, Couric joked to Leno, “Maybe a Palin/Trump ticket? What do you think about that? That would keep people interested.” “We could call it hair head vs. airhead,” Leno offered up.
When Sarah Palin and Donald Trump meet, the media pay attention.
Some conservatives aren't happy with Palin sucking up all the oxygen, but then again, some conservatives aren't happy unless they're whining about something.
And of course, the liberal media have been obsessed with Palin since the 2008 presidential election. Mocking her is a favorite pastime for them. Naturally, they're all over her every move.
Sarah Palin's bus tour took her to Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and a pizza dinner with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, moves that may not have telegraphed serious presidential intentions but at least gave her another day of something immeasurable: attention.
Republican candidates who are intensely wooing early-state voters found themselves eclipsed for another day by the former Alaska governor, who repeated Tuesday that she was pondering whether to run. Unlike them, Palin found herself surrounded by reporters and voters, her bus tour bringing her back to the forefront of GOP politics regardless of her ultimate decision.
Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, said she and Trump shared similar ideas for improving the US economy, while Trump called Palin a "terrific woman and a terrific friend" whom he hoped would seek the Republican presidential nomination.
Their 15-minute meeting capped the third day of Palin's One Nation bus tour through historic sites along the US east coast.
..."What do we have in common? Our love for this country, a desire to see our economy put back on the right track," Palin told reporters outside the Trump Tower, where he owns a three-floor penthouse.
"To have a balanced trade arrangement with other countries across this world so Americans can have our jobs, our industries, our manufacturing again. And exploiting responsibly our natural resources. We can do that again if we make good decisions," Palin said.
Palin has said she is considering joining the field of Republican candidates vying to challenge US President Barack Obama next year, but Trump demurred when asked if he would support a Palin presidential candidacy.
"She didn't ask me for that. She came up as friends," Trump said.
"She's a great woman, a terrific woman and a terrific friend. I'd love her to run."
Palin added, "We both agree that competition is good and the more folks in that primary, the better."
After the meeting, Trump and his wife, Melania, rode in a stretch limousine with Palin, her parents and youngest daughter Piper to have dinner at a pizza restaurant in Times Square.
Here's video of Palin and Trump:
Palin's meeting with Trump became an event because the media made it one.
She met with Trump.
So what?
I don't think that damages Palin's stature in terms of displaying "serious presidential intentions."
Democrat candidates meet with celebrities all the time.
Bill Clinton was renting out the Lincoln Bedroom to celebrity pals (donors) when he was in office.
Obama is always inviting celebrities to hang out at the White House.
Obama, president of the United States, thinks it's fitting to be yapping about his NCAA bracket and devoting himself to golf.
What's serious about that?
Obama is president and he doesn't exactly display "serious presidential intentions."
Appearing on The O'Reilly Factor, Jon Stewart admits that Obama hasn't lived up to his expectations. But, he thinks that maybe he expected too much from Obama.
Poor disillusioned Jon Stewart.
Here's video:
Stewart also discusses the Republican 2012 presidential field.
I never bought into the Donald Trump presidential run circus.
He's a showman, not a politician.
I think it's remarkable that so many took Trump seriously as a candidate.
The media and the political pundits were played.
Video.
DONALD TRUMP: I've decided that we are going to continue onward with Celebrity Apprentice. We're going to continue making lots and lots of money for charity. I will not be running for president, as much as I'd like to. And I want to thank everybody very much. Thank you.
Wanda Sykes was Jay Leno's guest on Thursday's Tonight Show.
When discussing the controversy over Obama's birth certificate, Sykes attacked Donald Trump, accusing him of being racist. She also mocked Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul.
Video.
Transcript
JAY LENO: You mentioned Trump. What do you make of all this nonsense over the birth certificate? It's hilarious.
WANDA SYKES: It's hilarious, and it's ridiculous. Like, what? Really? I'm sorry, I think the whole... I'm really disappointed in him because you would think that he would know better but it's, it all just drips with racism. You know? Because how many presidents or any politician has had their nationality questioned like this?
It's like, 'How did we get this black president? He must be from somewhere else. Where's he from?'
You know? And it's like, well, if you say it's racist, they go, 'No, no, no. It's not racist. His father's Kenyan.'
Yeah, but he was born here. He was born here. Hawaii is a state, you know.
...And then you have, you know, then they say, 'Well, he has a funny name.' You know? Barack Obama. There's been white guys with funny names. Newt Gingrich. What the hell is a Newt Gingrich? Oh, no, that's acceptable. Where was Newt Gingrich born? Atlantis? What the hell?
Ron Paul. Ron Paul what? You got two first names. Ron Paul what? What are you hiding, Ron Paul? What are you - Ron Paul Hitler? What's your name? What's your name? Really?
LENO: Have you watched Celebrity Apprentice? Do you watch any of those shows?
SYKES: And that's another thing, because this was the first season of Celebrity Apprentice that I was watching and enjoying, and then Trump just went all stupid. So I can't look at his dumb face. I can't watch. So I stopped watching the show. He ruins everything.
"DONALD TRUMP": Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know something hugely important and gravely serious happened last night. That's right. The last 16 minutes of Celebrity Apprentice were interrupted by President Obama.
Instead of seeing the thrilling conclusion of the Farouk Hair System hair show challenge, people were forced to watch President Obama inform the nation that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead.
I don't know about you, but to me, the message is clear: President Obama is so scared of me and so desperate for attention that he felt the need to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden right in the middle of my show. That's an Obama move.
Mr. President, you mean to tell me that of all the times you could have picked to bring the most wanted man in the world to justice, you had to do it during one of the most exciting boardrooms in the history of Celebrity Apprentice?
I mean, it was great TV. NeNe was yelling at Star. Star was yelling at NeNe. Great, great stuff.
But why couldn't you have interrupted a low-rated NBC show, like America's Next Great Restaurant, or Chuck, or The Event, or Perfect Couples, or Outsourced, or Friday Night... basically any other show on NBC? Where were you during The Paul Reiser Show, Mr. President?
Don't get me wrong. I think it's great news that Osama bin Laden is dead. It's fantastic news, terrific news. But couldn't this news have waited 15 more minutes? This way you could have interrupted - let's see what comes on after The Celebrity Apprentice - oh, yeah... THE NEWS. Maybe you could have waited to announce this news during THE NEWS.
The fact is the President clearly coordinated this secret CIA mission, assassination, and ensuing press conference specifically to cut off the end of my show, The Celebrity Apprentice.
So, basically, I killed Osama bin Laden. So congratulations to me - Donald Trump. Thank you. You're welcome.
Anyway, we now return to whatever the hell is on NBC right now. Honestly, I have no idea. I think it's The Late Times with Jason Fallon.
I'm Donald Trump. And God bless Donald Trump.
Thank you, Mr. Trump, for bringing bin Laden to justice.
Dr. Phil was David Letterman's guest on The Late Show last night.
They talked about Donald Trump.
Letterman was clearly troubled about the way Trump has been pressuring Obama. He had no qualms about declaring Trump racist and going so far as to say he may not allow Trump to appear on his show unless he apologizes for his behavior.
DAVID LETTERMAN: But my point is it's all fun, it's all a circus, it's all a rodeo, until it starts to smack of racism; and then it's no longer fun.
DR. PHIL: So, you thought it was racist.
LETTERMAN: Well, yes.
DR. PHIL: Yeah. Because of the implication that he couldn't have gotten into Harvard any other way?
LETTERMAN: I have heard enough really smart people discuss this to convince me that, yes, that is very, very insulting.
DR. PHIL: Yeah, I think some people were offended by that. I mean, I do.
LETTERMAN: So, like I said, it's all fun until you cross that line. So the question is - you know Donald Trump - in fact, do you consider him to be a racist?
DR. PHIL: I do not.
LETTERMAN: Well how can you say things like that if you're not a racist?
DR. PHIL: Well, I don't, I mean, I don't think he always thinks everything through.
LETTERMAN: Oh. (Laughs) Oh. I see.
DR. PHIL: I'm not sure, I'm not sure he sat down and said, 'Let's see how this could be spun.'
LETTERMAN: Yeah, yeah.
DR. PHIL: I think sometimes he's a little from the hip. But I don't think he has a racist bone in his body.
LETTERMAN: Well, it certainly, uh, it's certainly unpleasant to watch. And I would think that if he comes back on this show, and I'm not sure that we want him back on the show under those circumstances, he ought to be prepared...
(Smattering of applause from audience)
...to apologize. He ought to be prepared to apologize just for that kind of behavior.
DR. PHIL: Well you've been pretty hard on him.
LETTERMAN: Well, that's the fun of a guy like Donald Trump. You can be as hard on him as you want, and, you know, he doesn't... It's hard to land a punch with that hair.
The "really smart people" Letterman listens to are clearly Leftists and Democrat hacks, since they're the ones always relying on the race card whenever Obama is challenged by anyone.
Letterman should ask Trump if his request for Obama to release his school transcripts is racially motivated or based in racism, instead of automatically slandering him and assuming the worst.
It's possible that Letterman, ratings loser to Jay Leno, wants to be part of Trump's "fun" and "circus" and "rodeo." By joining the fray and feuding with Trump, Letterman hopes to boost his sagging ratings. Letterman seems to be baiting Trump.
It's also possible Letterman is serious, another Left-wing hack accusing an Obama critic of being racist.
Alabama emergency officials say the number of people killed in the state in the worst tornado outbreak in four decades has climbed to 210. It is now considered the deadliest weather event in the state in more than 70 years.
At least 36 were killed Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama.
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency early Friday said in a news release that nearby DeKalb County had 32 fatalities.
...Fatalities were also reported in Bibb, Calhoun, Cullman, Dekalb, Elmore, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties.
The new Alabama total brings the death toll in six states to at least 297.
Here are the most recent death tolls in the states hit hardest by Wednesday's storms.
Alabama: 210 dead Mississippi: 33 dead Tennessee: 33 dead Georgia: 15 dead Virginia: 5 dead Kentucky: 1 dead
Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the South, flattening homes and businesses and killing at least 248 people in six states in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years.
As day broke Thursday, people in hard-hit Alabama surveyed flattened, debris-strewn neighborhoods and told of pulling bodies from rubble after the storms passed Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Deadly Tornadoes Sweep Through the South
Raw Video: Utter Devastation in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox Focused on Finding Survivors
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The death and destruction left by the storms and tornadoes that slammed the South should provide some perspective on how stupid media obsessions like Donald Trump, Obama's birth certificate, and the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton really are.
Fierce storms obliterated large swaths of land from Mississippi to Georgia, wiping out homes and businesses, causing a nuclear power plant to use backup generators and even forcing the evacuation of a National Weather Service office.
The death toll was staggering — 83 people killed in five states, including 61 in Alabama alone, a number that was likely to increase.
One of the hardest-hit areas was Tuscaloosa, a city of more than 83,000 and home to the University of Alabama. The city's police and other emergency services were devastated, the mayor said, and at least 15 people were killed and about 100 were in a single hospital.
A massive tornado, caught on video by a news camera on a tower, barreled through the city late Wednesday afternoon, leveling it.
By nightfall, the city was dark. Roads were impassable. Signs were blown down in front of restaurants, businesses were unrecognizable and sirens wailed off and on. Debris littered the streets and sidewalks.
...Elsewhere, 11 people were killed in Mississippi, nine people were reported dead in Georgia and one person died each in Tennessee and Virginia.
The storm system spread destruction from Texas to New York, where dozens of roads were flooded or washed out.
President Barack Obama said he had spoken with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance, including search and rescue assets. About 1,400 National Guard soldiers were being deployed around the state.
"Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected by this devastation, and we commend the heroic efforts of those who have been working tirelessly to respond to this disaster," Obama said in a statement.
"While we may not know the extent of the damage for days, we will continue to monitor these severe storms across the country and stand ready to continue to help the people of Alabama and all citizens affected by these storms," Obama said in a statement.
"Michelle and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives because of the tornadoes that have swept through Alabama and the southeastern United States."
The devastation didn't keep Obama from attending three fundraisers in New York City on Wednesday night, where he was expected to rake in millions of dollars for his 2012 campaign.
Obama was hanging out with Democrat big donors and celebrities and joking about his birth certificate. Earlier in the day, Obama and Michelle flew to Chicago to tape an interview with Oprah Winfrey. He was flashing his birth certificate, using it as a prop.
What was that Obama said about not having time for "silliness"? Didn't he say we can't solve our problems if we're distracted by sideshows?
I guess Oprah isn't a sideshow in Obama's world.
While people were struggling in the aftermath of the storms, having lost their homes and businesses, suffering injuries, and grieving the loss of loved ones, Obama was yucking it up and raising money.
Obama tries to make the case that he followed the birth certificate speculation with amusement, but now it was time to end it, to get serious, and let go of the "silliness."
Really?
It took years for Obama to decide it's time to get serious?
He's a little slow.
So why today?
Notice it's dated April 25, 2011, by Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D., State Registrar.
(I didn't know his mom's name was Stanley.)
What prompted this move after years and years of questions?
Was the White House firing a shot across the bow to get Donald Trump to back off, to discredit him?
I don't think so. I think Obama is enjoying the Trump circus. Paul Ryan is Obama's worst nightmare. The reality of life in America under Obama is his enemy.
The birth certificate issue was always a plus for Obama.
So why would Obama want to let go of it?
My theory: Obama is jealous of Prince William and Kate Middleton and the "wedding of the century."
He needed to do something big. He's not invited to the wedding. He didn't make the cut. He's out of the spotlight. He's dwarfed by the frivolous Royals, a wedding.
MSNBC pounded a message on Tuesday: Donald Trump is a racist. The Tea Party and Republicans are racist.
On Lawrence O'Donnell's The Last Word, PBS host Tavis Smiley declared that the 2012 presidential race would be the most racist in the nation's history, thanks to the Tea Party and Trump.
TAVIS SMILEY, PBS: I said over a year ago that this was going to be, this presidential race, Lawrence, was going to be the ugliest, the nastiest, the most divisive, and the most racist, the most racist, in the history of this republic. I did not know that that race to the bottom would begin so quickly. One can disagree with the Tea Party…
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, HOST: Why did you see this coming?
SMILEY: I saw it coming because it’s pretty clear given how the Tea Party has acted, given that Donald Trump is now playing to the worst in the Tea Party, that this would be possible. I don’t want to demonize or cast aspersions on the Tea Party broadly. I believe that there’s a certain angst that many people in that entity feel, and I share that angst about government. I don’t believe that it’s the solution to reduce government.
Government does have a role to play. We’ve got to figure out, we can figure out and debate what that role is, but there have been semantics they’ve engaged in that made it clear to me: showing up at rallies with guns, and the Secret Service, you know, working overtime to protect this president. More threats against his life than any president in the history of the nation, indeed, presidents combined.
So the evidence is pretty clear that they would do anything and say anything in order to make sure he does not get reelected.
When in doubt, whip out the race card.
MSNBC stuck with its "Trump is a racist" theme after O'Donnell's show ended.
The crazed Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC's Ed Show, said, "I think Donald Trump is a racist."
Here's the video and transcript, also from NewsBusters:
Transcript
ED SCHULTZ: You mean to tell me that [Trump’s] questioning the academic prowess of one of the smartest presidents we’ve ever had? Mr. Trump, when you start getting your advice from all of the special, special Republican advisers that we’ve seen step to the plate in the past instead of Jerome Corsi. Dude, you could do better than that.
This is what the Republican Party stands for, though: racism. I think Donald Trump is a racist.
MSNBC and its radical Leftist hosts and guests are a disgrace.
Don't they have a conscience or any concern about the consequences of their ugly, irresponsible rhetoric?
Apparently not.
The Republican Party does not stand for racism. The Tea Party isn't about racism. From what I've seen, Trump is not a racist.
Good grief.
The band of extreme Leftists at MSNBC really have done so much damage to the NBC News brand, but they keep plugging away, peddling their propaganda.
Thankfully, MSNBC languishes in the ratings cellar. Americans reject it. _________________
On Tuesday, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon examined the pros and cons of a Donald Trump presidency.
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Pro: He has a 10-point plan to fix the economy in four years. Con: He has a 300-point plan to fix his hair in the morning.
Pro: We'd get to hear a president say, "You're Fired!" Con: Obama says that to Biden at least 10 times a day.
Pro: It might be refreshing to have a president with almost no political experience and zero qualifications for the job. Con: That's actually Sarah Palin's campaign slogan.
Pro: As president, he can save taxpayer money by flying in his own personal jet. Con: Hair Force One.
Pro: Contestants on "Celebrity Apprentice" might vote for him. Con: Meat Loaf said, "I would do anything for Trump... but I won't do that."
Pro: He could be the first president to take us to Mars... Con: ...and finally reunite Gary Busey with his people.
Pro: The First Lady... Con: ...would be his third lady.
Pro: If he wins, he'd move into the White House. Con: If he loses, he'd build an even taller White House in front of it so it ruins Obama's view.
Pro: His greatest foe in 2012: President Obama. Con: His greatest foe any other year: a strong gust of wind.
Donald Trump made his usual Monday appearance on FOX & Friends.
Trump talked about high gas prices. He talked about his voting record, specifically his failure to vote in primaries. And he addressed Robert De Niro's criticism of Trump for making an issue of Obama's birth certificate.
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Transcript
STEVE DOOCY: Meanwhile here in New York City over the weekend, they've been having the Tribeca Film Festival. The guy who started it, Robert DeNiro, it sounded like he was, he did call you out.
He said, a couple of days ago, quote: 'I won't mention names, but certain people in the news in the last couple of weeks, just, what are they doing? It's crazy. They're making statements about people that they don't even back up.... Go get the facts before you start saying things about people.'
And apparently later he did reveal that he was, in part, talking about you. What do you say to Robert DeNiro?
GRETCHEN CARLSON: With the birther issue.
DOOCY: Yeah.
DONALD TRUMP: Well, he's not the brightest bulb on the planet. I mean, I've been watching him over the years, and I like his acting; but, you know, in terms of, in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we're not dealing with Albert Einstein. And, you know, he can say what he wants, but the fact is this guy has not revealed his birth certificate.
A lot of people agree with me. I'll tell you what, with all that I do, what I do best is China, jobs, OPEC, all of this. That's what I do best. That's gonna be my strength. It is my strength. I really understand it. I know the people. But with all of that, I think I get more positive... when I'm walking down the street, when I did, recently I did a Tea Party event, and we had a tremendous crowd. They loved this issue. There are so many people that really want him to provide his birth certificate.
I mean, now you have states going out and saying in order to run for office you have to be able to provide a birth certificate. There's a big lot of things going on with respect to the birth certificate. You know, why did he spend, why is he spending millions of dollars to fight this issue instead of just providing this birth certificate? There are so many different elements here. And I will say, it's a very frightening thing for this country.
BRIAN KILMEADE: Well, there's a couple of people that backed you up. OK, De Niro is not in your corner. That's a loss. But David Brooks of the New York Times said some nice things about you and Franklin Graham has indicated that he's leaning towards endorsing you for the Republican nomination.
I don't always agree with Donald Trump's decisions on the show.
There was no question that he should have fired Gary Busey instead of Mark McGrath. It was a move that Trump did purely for ratings. He wanted to keep the loony Busey around as long as he could.
Of course, it's only entertainment. It's a show. I don't have a problem with Trump trying to deliver a product that's as entertaining as possible. From a ratings standpoint, I suppose Trump exercised good judgment by keeping Busey another week. Trump is a showman.
In addition to being a showman, Trump is skilled at business. He has managed to amass a fortune. There's no question he's successful.
When it comes to diving into presidential politics, Trump is being a great showman. The fact that he's getting the media and some citizens to take him even remotely seriously as a candidate is testament to his skills as a performer.
However, when it comes to Trump's ability to be the voice and face of the conservative movement, the performance completely falls apart.
Savannah Guthrie interviewed Trump for the Today Show.
Guthrie didn't give Trump a chance to answer her questions, but putting that aside, Trump doesn't sound like someone with defined, solid principles.
When you compare what Trump has been trying to sell the American people in this round of media appearances with what he's said previously about issues and President George W. Bush and Obama, it makes Charlie Sheen appear more mentally stable than Trump.
Here's video of Guthrie's interview with The Donald:
Just before the 3:00 mark, Guthrie asks Trump about the Paul Ryan budget.
Transcript
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Do you support the Ryan plan to bring the deficit down by $4 trillion?
DONALD TRUMP: I'm very concerned about doing anything that's going to tinker too much with Medicare. I protect the senior citizens. Senior citizens are protected. They are lifeblood, as far as I'm concerned. I think Paul Ryan is too far out front with this issue. I think he ought to sit back and relax.
Excuse me. Savannah...
GUTHRIE: So how do you attack the deficit if you don't touch Medicare, the entitlements, as you well know, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security? That's where the debt problem is. How do you address it if you're not going to touch Medicare?
TRUMP: Do you know how you do it? By stopping what's going on in the world. The world is just destroying our country. These other countries are sapping our strength. OPEC is sapping our strength. We can't pay $108 a barrel oil. It's sapping our country. And by the way, they are going to raise it higher because now Saudi Arabia said, 'There's plenty of oil. We're going to cut back.' Excuse me...
GUTHRIE: How does that go to the debt crisis?
TRUMP: Well, I'm saying what we want to do is create a strong country again and you can solve the deficit problem the easiest way.
GUTHRIE: But would you raise taxes to attack the deficit?
TRUMP: I don't think you have to. And let me just tell you, if we get this economy going again and we can do it by getting jobs, by bringing our jobs back, bringing them back. Let the other countries worry about themselves.
GUTHRIE: Should the U.S. cut defense spending to attack the deficit?
TRUMP: No. No, not in my opinion. We need great defense. I guarantee you of all of the Republicans, I'm the strongest on defense.
It's possible that NBC did an awful job of editing the interview, but as aired, Trump is dissing Paul Ryan.
I don't think a serious Republican presidential candidate would say that a powerhouse like Ryan should "sit back and relax."
Trump complains about other countries sapping our strength. I think he's serving to sap the strength from potential Republican candidates at the moment.
I look forward to June when Trump announces that he is NOT running for president, but there will be another season of Celebrity Apprentice.
