washington group former contestants donald trump reality television show apprentice put old boss hot seat friday say u.s. republican front-runner widen racial divisions president trump one-time admirers racial minorities urge new york billionaire tamp divisive rhetoric campaign succeed democratic president barack obama nov. election disappoint ways shock see spew donald regard view women immigrants list go say randal pinkett winner 2005 fourth season reality television show strongly condemn donald campaign sexism xenophobia racism violence hate say news conference manhattan pinkett say trump worthy high office land say glimpse attitudes private conversations time spend off-screen trump make tv show run 14 season apprentice give trump national platform often blunt unfiltered style help make show major hit show feature group business-minded contestants vie titular apprenticeship trump organization peak nearly 21 million people watch show trump proposals ban muslims enter unite state build wall mexican border draw criticism even within party campaign accuse tacitly encourage violence large rowdy rally trump supporters time clash protesters friday even protest break rally hartford connecticut trump belt usual response get always say hurt person right say pinkett tell reuters contact former apprentice say effort independent time precede new york state crucial primary election tuesday news conference pinkett join former apprentice contestants tara dowdell kwame jackson another former contestant marshawn evans daniels participate via video link efforts seem unlikely dent trump comfortable advantage new york opinion poll republican rival ohio governor john kasich u.s. senator ted cruz texas trump dismiss former aspire protégés friday fail wannabes hundreds contestants quickly forget nobody would know say statement want get back limelight like trump total dishonesty disloyalty trump pull ahead cruz kasich week national reuters/ipsos opinion poll among republicans 45 percent support trump compare 29 percent cruz 21 percent kasich democratic side hillary clinton bernie sanders tie 47 percent poll credibility interval 4.6 percentage point apparent bid establish presidential foot trump turn usual platform twitter opinion page wall street journal denounce republican national committee nomination process say rig friday piece along endorsement tabloid newspaper new york post signal possible detente media magnate rupert murdoch whose news corp nwsa.o own newspapers news corp spokesman decline comment relationship two billionaires murdoch take twitter last year denounce trump comment many illegal immigrants mexico bring crime unite state tweet trump wrong journal july call trump catastrophe wither editorial trump wednesday meet privately fox news channel anchor megyn kelly feud last months another murdoch-controlled company 21st century fox foxa.o own channel nbc network air apprentice cut tie trump last year describe mexican immigrants criminals rapists trump well-known nbc venture miss usa pageant miss universe pageants also drop line-up around time apprentice contestants back trump include actors stephen baldwin gary busey lou ferrigno former basketball star dennis rodman reality television star jesse jam pinkett however remark direct trump say call call good former tv 'apprentices denounce trump white house bid