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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Trump sues ex-Apprentice contestants over ‘failings’ in setting up Truth Social

phone displaying truth social logo with orange faced man in background
Trump Media is valued in the billions following its flotation last week but is widely seen as extremely unstable. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Donald Trump sued two former contestants on The Apprentice, his hit NBC reality show, who became co-founders of Trump Media and Technology Group, claiming they failed to set up the venture properly and should not get promised stock worth more than $400m.

Trump fronted The Apprentice, in which contestants competed for a job at the Trump Organization, from 2004 to 2015. The show coined Trump’s catchphrase, “You’re fired!”, though he ended up fired himself, after entering Republican presidential politics and making racist comments about Mexicans.

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