Donald Trump - 'You're fired' was not a part of the deal. And when

'You're fired' was not a part of the deal. And when I went into the first board room, the very first one, I'm looking at these people, and I had to fire somebody, but we never thought in terms of the expression 'You're fired.'

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Trump, Donald. Interview by Larry King. Larry King Live, CNN, 15 Apr. 2004.

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