Donald Trump says he learned people could get away with abhorrent behavior as long as they had good ratings like he did on "The Apprentice" ...
according to a bombshell book. The ex-prez made the claims during an interview with Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setoodeh for, "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass" which dropped Tuesday. We've already told you a little about the new book .
.. but, just as a refresher, DJT sat for several interviews with Setoodeh and, the portrayal of 45 as a lonely, occasionally dotty man ex-TV star isn't flattering.
In any case ...
Setoodeh says Trump reflected on his big takeaway from "The Apprentice" by saying, "It’s all about one thing: ratings. If you have ratings, you can be the meanest, most horrible human being in the world." A pretty cynical view of Hollywood .
.. but, it sorta sums up "The Apprentice" in a nutshell -- which many watched just to see who Trump would fire week to week.
Plus, Trump's made similar claims with similar sentiment before -- remember, he once said women would let men "grab 'em by the p***y" so long as they're famous. Donald's team isn't denying his comments in the book -- though they have said Trump barely remembers interacting with him and claimed he's a "loser" too focused on the Republican nominee. Trump's 'Apprentice' comments are pretty tame when compared with other quotes in the book .
.. including a part where he called Taylor Swift "unusually b.
