Richard Gere on Trump: "We're living in the darkest moment that I've experienced on this planet. Whoever thought America

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8. The Republican Party, and (unwittingly) NBC TV.

I will always believe, unless someone can provide evidence to the contrary, that The Apprenctice, which aired on NBC, is what launched his political career. He was just a washed up, multiply bankrupted, wouldbe real estate mogul until that TV show came along and presented him as the smart, savvy businessman he had never been and positioned him to acquire a nationwide base of fans who were primed to gobble up whatever he served them.

He had threatened to run for potus many times in the past but never acted on it until that show made him a "star" (as in "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." *gag* ) His deep resentment of Obama lit the fuse, but The Apprentice provided the fuel.

Was the network or anyone associated with the show aware that they were creating a political monster? I don't think so, but that is what they did nonetheless. And it sucks beyond belief.