{"id":16928,"date":"2025-12-24T11:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16928"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:17:30","slug":"donald-trump-teases-early-retirement-as-he-floats-idea-of-swapping-presidency-for-full-time-hosting-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16928","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump teases early retirement as he floats idea of swapping presidency for full time hosting gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

The president has hinted he could be willing to return to a full-time job as a host, ten years after leaving The Apprentice<\/h2>\n

Donald Trump has teased potentially stepping away from his role as president to pursue a full-time hosting gig instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 79 year old\u00a0Republican<\/a>, who is currently serving his second term in the White House, floated the possibility of the idea on Tuesday (23 December), as he asked his followers whether they would support such a move.<\/p>\n

Posting on\u00a0Truth Social,<\/a>\u00a0Trump asked his followers if he should leave the presidency and make hosting a full-time job, after he was asked to host the upcoming Trump Kennedy Honours, which air at 8pm EST this evening and honor stars such as\u00a0Sylvester Stallone<\/a>, Michael Crawford, KISS, George Strait, and Gloria Gaynor.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cTHE TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will be broadcast tonight, on CBS, and Stream on Paramount+. Tune in at 8 P.M. EST!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the event. Tell me what you think of my \u201cMaster of Ceremony\u201d abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make ‘hosting’ a full time job?\u201d<\/p>\n

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The president suggested he could step down from politics to pursue a hosting career ( ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

While it\u2019s not entirely clear if the president is serious about stepping down to pursue a celebrity career, or if he is simply teasing his fanbase, it wouldn\u2019t be the first time Trump has stepped into the limelight, as 2025 marks ten years since he stepped away from hosting\u00a0The Apprentice<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The entrepreneurial series, which ran from 2004 until 2015 with Trump at the helm, was credited for having helped to boost his star status ahead of the 2016 election, with his time on the popular show having catapulted him from a businessman to a household name.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the show, he appeared to demonstrate impeccable business instincts and unparalleled wealth, even though his businesses had barely survived multiple bankruptcies and faced yet another when he was cast,\u201d an article from Slate noted at the time.<\/p>\n

However, during his initial presidential campaign, Trump was let go from\u00a0The Apprentice\u00a0<\/em>after he made a series of comments regarding Mexican immigrants that didn\u2019t align with network NBC\u2019s views.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump previously hosted The Apprentice for well over a decade (Bill Tompkins\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

His role hosting Tuesday night\u2019s honors has also proved to be a polarising subject, particularly as it is being held at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, something which relatives of the late JFK have strongly opposed.<\/p>\n

The center had originally been named the\u00a0John F. Kennedy<\/a>\u00a0Center for the Performing Arts, and is located in Washington, D.C and stands as a tribute to the former president, who was assassinated in 1963.<\/p>\n

The center\u2019s board voted unanimously on December 18 to rename the building to include\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s name, as well as Kennedy\u2019s, so it will be officially known as the Trump-Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n

However, family members of the late president have been\u00a0vocal about their distaste<\/a>\u00a0for the change.<\/p>\n

Joe Kennedy III, JFK\u2019s grandnephew, said: \u201cThe Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by federal law. It can no sooner be renamed than can someone rename the Lincoln Memorial, no matter what anyone says. \u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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