An old clip from the reality TV show “The Apprentice,” has gone viral, showing Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2006 lauding future President Donald Trump as someone who was “going places.”
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WithPresidentDonaldTrump’sformerrealityTVshow“TheApprentice,”streamingonAmazonPrimeasoflastmonth,politicallyastuteviewersacrossthepoliticalspectrumhavezeroedinonanepisodefromwhenSen.ChuckSchumer,D-N.Y.,nowoneofthepresident’sbiggestpoliticaldetractors,praisedhisfellowNewYorkerasabusinessprodigy.
DuringSeason5,Episode8,of“TheApprentice”in2006,contestantsweregivenachallenge—aswastypicalduringeachepisode—andthewinnersofsaidchallengegotthechancetoflytothenation’scapitalandhavebreakfastwithSen.ChuckSchumer,D-N.Y.Duringthebreakfast,SchumersoughttodrawparallelsbetweenhisfamilyandTrump’s,whilealsoshoweringpraiseonthepresident,tellingthecontestantshealwaysknewTrump,evenasayoungperson,“wasgoingtogoplaces.”
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