Before his transformation into a politician, Donald Trump was the host of the business-based reality show “The Apprentice” and the seasons branded “The Celebrity Apprentice” (until the last one hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger). O’Leary is on “Shark Tank” and also appeared in “Dragons’ Den,” the British show “Shark Tank” was inspired by, and its Canadian incarnation. Mark Burnett created “The Apprentice” and produced both that show and “Shark Tank.”
However, O’Leary and Trump didn’t agree on many issues beyond fiscal policies. One major example of this was O’Leary’s views on immigration. “I’m a half-Lebanese, half-Irish immigrant,” O’Leary told the BBC in 2017. “If there was a wall around Canada, I wouldn’t exist. So the policies he is pushing forward are not mine. Canada is a very inclusive country.”
O’Leary’s political career didn’t last long. By April 2017, he was no longer in the running for the Conservative Party leader seat. However, he put his “Canadian Donald Trump” hat back on after the verdict in Trump’s civil fraud lawsuit. In February 2024, the judge in Trump’s civil case ruled the former president needed to pay $355 million and refrain from business in the state of New York for three years. O’Leary was displeased with that ruling, telling Fox Business that Trump’s involvement aside, “There’s no rationale for it.” He criticized the state of New York, calling it “a loser state.”
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