Wounded Donald Trump Fires NBC

Refusing to languish in the humiliating limbo in which NBC had placed declining franchise The Apprentice as it tried to finalise its new schedule, dignified billionaire Donald Trump has seized control of his television destiny by releasing a statement declaring that he’s “moving on…to a major new TV venture.” (Though we wouldn’t be surprised to see a full-page Variety ad appear tomorrow featuring Trump strangling a peacock once he’s had another day to marinate in his rage over the network’s affront.) While the nature of this “new TV venture” remains undisclosed, we suspect it will somehow tie in to his latest attempt at brand extension, revolving around the mogul’s recent foray into the high-end meats business; a teaser poster for Trump Steaks: The Series (catchphrase: “You’re underdone.”) follows after the jump:

• Trump to NBC: You can’t fire me, I quit [CNN.com]