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‘Apprentice’ alum joins Women for Trump, speaks out against ‘sad’ contestants supporting Harris
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‘Apprentice’ alum joins Women for Trump, speaks out against ‘sad’ contestants supporting Harris

An “Apprentice” graduate and lawyer participated in the campaign. Donald Trump Some alumni of the reality show have publicly endorsed Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election.

Erin Elmore appeared on the third season of NBC’s “The Apprentice” in 2006 and was “fired” after nine episodes, but she says the experience was immeasurable in terms of its impact on both her and Trump’s careers.

Elmore is one of 11 “Apprentice” contestants who recently entered the competition. wrote a public letter To support former President Trump’s re-election bid after another group publicly endorsed Vice President Harris.

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Their letter read: “It is disappointing and shameful that these contestants use this platform. Donald Trump That’s how he made them attack. Is this the thank you he gets for literally changing the course of our lives?”

A. Letter obtained by Politico One of the six people who previously appeared on “The Apprentice” claimed that former President Trump is “divisive, manipulative and an unstable leader with a fragile ego.”

Donald Trump speaks into microphone

Media personality/Trump Organization President and CEO Donald Trump speaks with reporters during An Evening with “Celebrity Apprentice” at Florence Gould Hall on April 26, 2011 in New York City. (Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)

Elmore wholeheartedly disputes the letter’s characterization, claiming in an interview with Fox News Digital that “every success I’ve had in this life and everything I’ve done is because of Donald Trump.”

He joined the show in 2006 as a 26-year-old fresh out of law school, continuing almost until season 3.

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Yes, I heard the words ‘you’re fired’. But years later I was rehired for the campaign,” Elmore said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “But before we get into that, you know, Donald Trump was someone who saw an ambitious young man; He gave me every opportunity in the world. After I left the show, he asked me, ‘What do you want to do?’ he asked. And I said, ‘I want to go into journalism.’ And he wrote me a letter of recommendation and gave me a file of people I could contact. “This is your responsibility,” he said. It is your duty to do this.”

“And he wrote me a letter of recommendation, gave me a file of people I could contact. He said, ‘This is your job. It’s your job to do this.’

—Erin Elmore

Elmore found a job in the news media after the show in Jacksonville, Florida, before working at QVC. Donald Trump says everything changed in 2015 when he stepped down that escalator for the first time and threw his hat in the ring for commander in chief.

“I was there for about a decade and was very comfortable,” Elmore told Fox News Digital. “I had gotten married. I had a child. Meanwhile, on both monumental occasions in my life, I received surprise phone calls from Donald Trump saying, ‘Congratulations on your wedding. Congratulations on your beautiful son. Congratulations.’ So our paths were always connected.”

“But when he came down that golden escalator and said he was running for president, I called his personal assistant, with whom I had stayed in touch for ten years. I said, ‘Rona, I’m quitting my job. I have six jobs.’ I’m going to dedicate my month-old baby at home to getting this man elected.”

Erin Elmore

Erin Elmore appeared in the 3rd season of “The Apprentice”, which aired on NBC in 2006. (Courtesy of Erin Elmore)

Erin Elmore served as deputy press secretary. for RNC 2016 and as a Trump surrogate in the same cycle. She has revamped her reelection efforts in 2024 as part of her Women for Trump bus tour, visiting swing states with the likes of Lara Trump.

He says he finds it “sad” that other “The Apprentice” alums didn’t see the character he saw in former President Trump.

“You not only got exposure to the American platform, you had everyone in America watching you,” Elmore told Fox News Digital. “But Donald Trump gave us the opportunity to meet industry giants, business leaders and CEOs; the networking opportunities were absolutely brilliant.”

Erin Elmore and Lara Trump

Elmore joined the Trump campaign with the Women for Trump tour bus traveling around the country. (Courtesy of Erin Elmore)

“And I don’t know how anyone can say they haven’t had all the opportunities in the world. Yeah, I approached Donald Trump after I was on the show and I said, ‘Can you write me a letter of recommendation?’ I said, ‘Can you help me with some job opportunities?’ But you know, that’s the way the world works, we have to stand up for ourselves and be successful, and the fact that these people can’t see what the show has done for them is heartbreaking and says more about them than it does about us,” Elmore added.

As for what awaits us after next week? presidential electionElmore said he plans to focus primarily on his family, including his son’s student council campaign.

“We’re all scared. We’re all emotional. But the most important thing to me is being a good wife and mother,” Elmore said. “I’ve been in this game a long time and I know a lot of people want great things. I think what I’m going to do is run my son’s student council campaign because I know exactly what to do in politics.”

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“And if, as my husband says, ‘I never say no to a job that hasn’t been offered to you yet,’ he added. “So if I’m offered a position, I’ll pick up that phone one more time, as I did in 2016, and say, ‘President Trump, whatever you need.’ . “I’ll say, ‘I’m there because I believe in you and I support you.'”