To: Amazon MGM Studios, Head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios Mike Hopkins
No Apprentice Reboot with Donald Trump, Jr.
Amazon MGM Studios is in preliminary talks to reboot "The Apprentice", a show that presented Donald Trump as a successful businessman—despite him filing business bankruptcy a whopping six times— and helped lay the groundwork for his 2016 presidential run.
Not only does the streaming service want to bring the reality show back, but they want another Trump at the helm – Donald Trump, Jr.
Donald Trump, Jr. is a grifter who has abused his access to the White House to profit. He shouldn’t be rewarded for his nepotism and greed with a reality show. We’re demanding Amazon reject this reboot with Don, Jr. now!
Why is this important?
Donald Trump, Jr. is a dangerous peddler of election conspiracy theories who encouraged those closest to his father to work to overturn the 2020 election results. He’s also a war profiteer who is helping his father use the influence of the White House to enrich the family.
We can’t allow history to repeat itself. Putting Don,Jr. at the head of an Apprentice reboot will only serve to sanitize his image and could possibly lay the groundwork for a future in politics.
Amazon is already enriching the Trump family. Amazon co-owns the rights to "The Apprentice" alongside Trump’s production company and, through reruns on Amazon’s streaming services and airings in syndication, the show still nets the Trump family anywhere between $100,000 to $1,000,000 in royalties as of 2024.
In addition to donating $1million to Trump’s inauguration fund, Amazon also spent $75 million acquiring and promoting the documentary film, Melania, about first lady Melania Trump. It netted the First Lady more than $28 million.
We can’t let Amazon rehab the Trump family image so they can continue their scams. Sign the petition to demand Amazon drop all plans to reboot "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, Jr.