"All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected"
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Then comes the clincher: “That’s to be expected.” The phrase launderes status into inevitability. It frames his attention as a force of nature and women’s responses as a predictable reaction, not an exchange between equals. Subtextually, it recasts workplace hierarchy as romantic chemistry, which is a neat way to deny the possibility of discomfort while still claiming the benefit of desirability. If someone felt pressured, the line implies they were simply reacting to him, not navigating him.
Context matters because The Apprentice is a reality show built on unequal power: he’s the judge, the brand, the gatekeeper to money and fame. In that ecosystem, “flirtation” can function as strategy, performance, or self-protection. The quote flattens all of that into a single story: women want me. It’s less a description of what happened than a preemptive narrative that normalizes his authority by sexualizing it.
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| Topic | Romantic |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Trump, Donald. (2026, January 17). All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-of-the-women-on-the-apprentice-flirted-with-30834/
Chicago Style
Trump, Donald. "All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-of-the-women-on-the-apprentice-flirted-with-30834/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-of-the-women-on-the-apprentice-flirted-with-30834/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.




