**Former President Trump Condemns 'The Apprentice' Biopic Amid Poor Box Office Performance**

Former President Donald Trump has made it clear he is no admirer of the new biopic, "The Apprentice," publicly denouncing the film in the wake of its lackluster opening weekend. The film, which captures Trump's ascent in the real estate world during the 1980s, managed to earn just $1.6 million across approximately 1,700 theaters, landing it in 10th place overall.

On Monday, following the release of these figures, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to voice his displeasure. "A FAKE and CLASSLESS Movie written about me, called, The Apprentice (Do they even have the right to use that name without approval?), will hopefully 'bomb.' It's a cheap, defamatory and politically disgusting hatchet job," Trump wrote, criticizing the timing of the film’s release ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election.

Trump aimed additional vitriol at the film’s creators, calling out writer Gabriel Sherman, whom he described as "a lowlife and talentless hack." Trump further accused Sherman of ignoring positive aspects of his relationship with his former wife, Ivana Trump, who he described as "a kind and wonderful person." He lamented, "So sad that HUMAN SCUM, like the people involved in this hopefully unsuccessful enterprise, are allowed to say and do whatever they want in order to hurt a political movement, which is far bigger than any of us."

The two-hour feature, starring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn, delves into Cohn's significant influence over Trump. The film also depicts Trump's romance with his first wife, Ivana, played by Maria Bakalova, and controversially includes a scene depicting an alleged rape incident that Ivana claimed during their divorce proceedings but later recanted.

Prior to the national release, Trump’s legal team had been actively working to halt the film's distribution ever since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. In May, a cease-and-desist letter was dispatched to the film’s director, Ali Abbasi, and screenwriter, Gabriel Sherman, in a bid to thwart its release.