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Originally posted by ASUADPi
Now, not having watched other Apprentice's I don't know if the canidates were ever well matched as the ones from last night. Has Trump ever asked this of the winner before? If not I'm thinking he saw something in both of them that would make them excellent workers for his company. I personally see nothing wrong with wanting to hire both of them.
I may have thought Randal's "no way" attitude was selfish and the way he came back was rude to Rebecca, but in all fairness he didn't expect Trump to ask him the question in the first place and he answered honestly. I think Trump was even shocked by his, I don't know, lack of kindness. (I really can't think of a better term).
I also think that Trump might end up hiring Rebecca, but who knows.
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To answer your question - NO Trump has never asked this of previous candidates - even when they were more evenly matched in regards of skills, experience and qualifications. He always had the offer of two projects and AFTER he chose the winner he would ask the winner what project they wanted to work on. What he did last night was UNFAIR.
If Trump truly saw something in both of them then HE should have just made the decision to do so - how he tried to undercut Randall was a pure punk move.
Did you miss Rebecca's comments about Randall both in the final boardroom and during the taping yesterday? She was not complimentary in any way nor did she acknowledge his strengths - she tried to make herself look better than she was. Why should Randall ignore that and keep her along for the ride? I highly doubt she would have chosen Randal to be co-apprentice had she been hired - her body language spoke volumes last night & anyone saying differently is deceiving themselves. Had she won and not brought Randal in (if Trump even asked the question) then we be called out for calling the race card - when in THIS case its really about qualifications.
And for those that don't see how color becomes an issue with this please try to understand - when you are in certain circles there is ALWAYS someone who assumes the black person (or woman) shouldn't be there. You didn't earn the right or have the grades and are only there because of color. Randall kicked the door down long ago. He is a highly qualified 34 year old man who (as Trump admitted) excelled at every educational achievement he's attempted. He also RUNS successful businesses. He played the game, excelled at the rules and is now being lambasted publicly for not reaching back and sharing his wares with a younger, inexperienced women who just isn't on his level. After watching family members deal with this kind of silliness privately for years to watch someone being hung out like this publicly STINGS DEEPLY so collectively yes this is turning into a racial issue. Its another case of no matter how hard you work - you can be more qualified, more experienced and more (fill in the blank)you will still be called out and questioned for ridiculous arbitrary reasons - like in this case being "unfair" by not sharing.
This was a competition - being asked to share your winnings in this case was stupid and unfortunately is taking away from Randalls rightful win.
Did anyone call Bill out for not helping Kwame? No. And they actually worked well together and could have been a great tag team for Trump. Bill was declared the winner and earned the right to go forward with the spoils. Trump owes Randall a HUGE apology.