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Donald Trump Thinks He’s a Reality-TV ‘Ratings Machine.’ History Tells a Different Story.

SAD!

The president-elect unleashed a Twitter rant against ‘New Celebrity Apprentice’ and host Arnold Schwarzenegger over its low ratings. But Trump has a very checkered reality-TV past.

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In the words of Mike Pence’s favorite musical, Donald Trump will never be satisfied.

Our president-elect has proudly displayed his preference for primetime TV and Twitter rants over intelligence briefings and mature political discourse.

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