Politics & Government
Tom Arnold: I Have Donald Trump Clips Saying 'Every Racist Thing'
Audio: Actor Tom Arnold claims hundreds of people have seen Trump's "racist" outtakes from "The Apprentice" which were circulated as a joke.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — The long-rumored “Apprentice” outtakes featuring President-elect Donald Trump allegedly muttering racist and sexist slurs are back in the headlines this week after actor Tom Arnold insisted they are real on the Seattle radio program "The Dori Monson Show."
What’s more, Arnold claims he has the footage in his possession, and it shows Trump, "saying every dirty, every offensive, racist thing ever." The N-word, the C-word, the R-word, too, they’re all part of the soon-to-be-president’s vocabulary, according to Arnold.
A Trump spokeswoman did not respond to Patch's request for comment on the allegations.
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The comedic actor claims he resisted calls to release the takes during the campaign to protect “The Apprentice” producers from a $5 million penalty for violating Trump’s confidentiality clause and because he didn’t think Trump’s supporters would be at all dissuaded by the slurs.
According to Arnold, the footage was circulated several years ago as part of a “funny” Christmas video.
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"He wasn't going to be president of the United States. It was him sitting in that chair using the N-word, using the C-word, calling his son [intellectually disabled]," said Arnold.
Arnold further contends he resisted a last-minute election plea from Hillary Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger's agent asking him to release the footage. He said the editors and producer responsible for the film were terrified they’d be nailed for violating Trump’s $5 million confidentiality agreement with “The Apprentice” staff. Representatives for Clinton and Trump camps have yet to comment publicly on the claims.
When Dori Monson, host of the radio show, insisted the footage would have sunk Trump’s campaign if it were released, Arnold scoffed.
"I think if the people that like him saw him saying the N-word, matter-of-factly saying this stuff, I think they would have liked him more for being politically incorrect,” said Arnold.
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