--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's not going to be sitting there…" description: "\"It's not going to be sitting there producing The Apprentice. I can assure you of that. It's something that [Donald Trump] owns. It's a title he owns, b..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/reince-priebus-3623_apprentice_it-s-not-going-to-be-sitting-there-produ_2331303.jpg" --- # It's not going to be sitting there producing The… ![“It's not going to be sitting there producing The Apprentice. I can assure you of that. It's something that [Donald Trump] owns. It's a title he owns, but I'm telling you he's going to be 100 percent focused in the White House.” quote by Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/reince-priebus-3623_apprentice_it-s-not-going-to-be-sitting-there-produ_2331303.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/reince-priebus-3623_apprentice_it-s-not-going-to-be-sitting-there-produ_2331303.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/reince-priebus-3623_apprentice_it-s-not-going-to-be-sitting-there-produ_2331303.jpg) > “It's not going to be sitting there producing The Apprentice. I can assure you of that. It's something that \[Donald Trump\] owns. It's a title he owns, but I'm telling you he's going to be 100 percent focused in the White House.” [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Trump will focus entirely on the presidency, not on media projects like The Apprentice. **In simple terms:** Trump will devote full attention to the White House. Key Takeaway Expect full presidential focus. Themes politics leadership media focus Mood analytical neutral Type political informative When to use this quote - campaigning - media appearances - policy making Key Concepts executive responsibility public perception Questions to Reflect On - How will this focus affect policy decisions? - Can media ventures distract from leadership? 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He was thin and wiry but he just glided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-robson/the-first-time-i-saw-giggsy-he-was-playing-for-salford-boys-against/) [Bryan Robson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-robson/) > [Had it not been for 'The Apprentice' and Donald Trump, I wouldn't have met my wife through an interview with 'E! News.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-rancic/had-it-not-been-for-the-apprentice-and-donald-trump-i-wouldn-t-have/) [Bill Rancic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-rancic/) > [You're an Apprentice! You're not ready to think!" Gilan and Halt. The Ruins of Gorlan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/you-re-an-apprentice-you-re-not-ready-to-think-gilan-and-halt-the/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/the-professional-respects-his-craft-he-does-not-consider-himself/) [Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/) > [“If Education was a guild, I would still be an apprentice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kambiz-mostofizadeh/if-education-was-a-guild-i-would-still-be-an-apprentice/) [Kambiz Mostofizadeh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kambiz-mostofizadeh/) > [When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-george-savile-8th-baronet/when-by-habit-a-man-cometh-to-have-a-bargaining-soul-its-wings-are/) [Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-george-savile-8th-baronet/) > [Faith in your new apprentice, misplaced may be. As is your faith in the dark side of the Force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/faith-in-your-new-apprentice-misplaced-may-be-as-is-your-faith-in-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Thanks to NBC News and thanks to the NBC primetime TV network, Donald Trump has been in living rooms for 11 years being who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/thanks-to-nbc-news-and-thanks-to-the-nbc-primetime-tv-network-donald/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) > [I'm a working-class former apprentice electrician; at the age of 14, if you'd told me I would one day be standing on a stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gordon-sinclair/i-m-a-working-class-former-apprentice-electrician-at-the-age-of-14-if/) [John Gordon Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gordon-sinclair/) > [Donald Trump said he will not decide about a possible run for the presidency until after the current season of Celebrity Apprentice wraps up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/donald-trump-said-he-will-not-decide-about-a-possible-run-for-the/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) ## More by Reince Priebus > [ I know that some of the folks in the press are uptight about this \[moving the press corps out of the West Wing \],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/i-know-that-some-of-the-folks-in-the-press-are-uptight-about-this/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [The truth of the matter is President Trump brought together the Republican Party and the conservative movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/the-truth-of-the-matter-is-president-trump-brought-together-the/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [If you're not comparing apples to apples, it doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/if-you-re-not-comparing-apples-to-apples-it-doesn-t-matter/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [There are a broad range of issues that need to be dealt with. We've got the president's name up on buildings in places where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/there-are-a-broad-range-of-issues-that-need-to-be-dealt-with-we-ve/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [You've seen President Trump act decisively when it comes to Syria. It didn't take him long to pull the trigger in regard to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/you-ve-seen-president-trump-act-decisively-when-it-comes-to-syria-it/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [We have to protect America. So I'm all for finding out how in the world this stuff is happening and so that we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/we-have-to-protect-america-so-i-m-all-for-finding-out-how-in-the/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [Certainly we're going to do whatever that loaded word retaliate is, we're going to do everything we can in order to prevent all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/certainly-we-re-going-to-do-whatever-that-loaded-word-retaliate-is-we/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [ We are now debating and talking about a story \[Russian hacker attack\] based on something that isn't true. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/we-are-now-debating-and-talking-about-a-story-russian-hacker-attack/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [ \[Ronald\] Reagan talked to people across the world and he was very successful in communicating and treating people with dignity and respect, but putting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/ronald-reagan-talked-to-people-across-the-world-and-he-was-very/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [To distract from the president's disappointing record, Team Obama has decided to base their entire campaign on attacking the private sector and Mitt Romney's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/to-distract-from-the-president-s-disappointing-record-team-obama-has/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [ I think what you're going to get from President-elect \[ Donald\] Trump is all of his folks together - Rex Tillerson, James Mattis, John… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/i-think-what-you-re-going-to-get-from-president-elect-donald-trump-is/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) > [I'm not the president, so the president, has top secret clearance immediately. 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He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/the-professional-respects-his-craft-he-does-not-consider-himself/) [Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/) > [You're an Apprentice! You're not ready to think!" Gilan and Halt. The Ruins of Gorlan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/you-re-an-apprentice-you-re-not-ready-to-think-gilan-and-halt-the/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Had it not been for 'The Apprentice' and Donald Trump, I wouldn't have met my wife through an interview with 'E! News.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-rancic/had-it-not-been-for-the-apprentice-and-donald-trump-i-wouldn-t-have/) [Bill Rancic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-rancic/) > [The first time I saw Giggsy, he was playing for Salford Boys against United's apprentices. He was thin and wiry but he just glided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-robson/the-first-time-i-saw-giggsy-he-was-playing-for-salford-boys-against/) [Bryan Robson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-robson/) > [Capitalism is the sorcerer's apprentice: it has summoned up powers which have spun wildly out of control and now threaten to destroy us.The task…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-eagleton/capitalism-is-the-sorcerer-s-apprentice-it-has-summoned-up-powers/) [Terry Eagleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-eagleton/) > [Donald Trump isn't really running for president, come on! This is obviously a new reality show, Celebrity Presidential Apprentice. It ends with the incompetent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-r-burch/donald-trump-isn-t-really-running-for-president-come-on-this-is/) [Michael R. Burch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-r-burch/) > [Music is my life. The last job I had, I was a bricklayer's apprentice. 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