......Only if you think DT likes mealy-mouthed Yes Men......

.......That, if DT wanted, he could given himself......

....... How? DT didn't give him that authority. That's you saying this, not The Boss......

Let me answer the three above comments in one go, Randall did not need for Donald to give him authority, he should have taken authority.

Donald open the way, Randall should have asserted himself in a profitable for all way.

He didn't, instead he "mealy-mouthed" his ego.

........ Read the blurb at the top of this thread: You can't please everyone!.......

Didn't say you could. I'm for Randall, and all I'm saying is that he left some big cookie points on the stage.

...... EXCUSE ME! Randal won; Rebecca LOST!......

The race is run over a lifetime, not eight weeks. Winning a battle does not hand you the war.

..... What would have been wise was for DT to hire her himself......

...... Blame the source. If he wanted Aprentii, DT should have hired Aprentii......

Not necessarily, opportunities come and go and come again. Donald was prudent in letting this one go after it turned out as it did.

....... Where are you getting this? Cost what dollars?!....

Positive publicity translates into financial profit.

..... Oh, you would have LOVED that, wouldn't you?......

Means nothing to me, just an observation, that's all.

..... I knew it!.....

My comment was tongue-in-cheek.

.... Do you know DT at all?! Why are your ratings going down, Mr. Trump? "Because of Martha Stewart!"......

I'm not speaking about his ratings, just his business acumen and way of doing things.

...... Only to those who spend an awful lot of time wishful-thinking......

He crashed, and the public reaction proves it.

.........I hope he doesn't "rebrand". I hope he stays the man of integrity and strength that he showed himself to be last night.......

You missed the point, branding is not a matter of changing who you are, its a matter of changing the perception that others have of you.

Randall's stand was not one of integrity and strength, it was one of pride and lost opportunity, which is weakness in business. Donald himself has said this on one of his shows.

Remember, Randall is working for himself, he's working for Donald. Its a different ballgame now.