House Democrat Busts Out 'Apprentice' Clips During Hearing in Direct Plea to Trump to Fire Noem
Source: MEDIAite
Feb 4th, 2026, 6:23 pm
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL ) referenced President Donald Trumps previous role on The Apprentice during a congressional hearing Wednesday to advocate for the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The tactics used during the Trump administrations immigration crackdown have been loudly criticized and sparked nationwide protests and multiple court challenges, especially after two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis: Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Recently, Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino was removed from overseeing the operations in Minnesota and sent back to California, with Trumps border czar Tom Homan sent to replace him. Noems announcement Monday that her agency would be deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis
[e]ffective immediately satisfied a key demand from protesters and Democratic members of Congress, but has failed to quell the ongoing anger and frustration at the administrations immigration policies.
Wednesday, Moskowitz urged the president to bring back his infamous Youre fired! tagline from The Apprentice.
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Moskowitz: "We need 'Apprentice' Trump. Where is that guy? Let me remind him what he used to be. 'You're fired, you're fired, you're all fired.' People loved it. You made millions firing people for a living. But now somebody convinced you firing people is weakness. That's why ratings are down."
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Moskowitz: "We need 'Apprentice' Trump. Where is that guy? Let me remind him what he used to be. 'You're fired, you're fired, you're fired, you're fired, you're all fired.' Where's that guy? What happened to him? You had one of the most popular TV shows. You fired the weakest Show more
12:39 PM · Feb 4, 2026
bucolic_frolic
(54,469 posts)Noem will pay great dividends for Dems if she's still employed by Election Day
AverageOldGuy
(3,542 posts)Because "The Apprentice" was fake -- phony all the way.
Just like his two administrations.