NBC said it would no longer air the annual "Miss USA" and "Miss Universe" pageants, which had been a joint venture between the company and Trump. Last week, Univision said that it was canceling its coverage of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. Trump has said he is no longer appearing in the television show "The Apprentice." "At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values," the company said in a statement on Monday. “Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump.” 
 
 The network will no longer air the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants that were part of a joint venture with Trump, the statement added. Play Facebook 
 
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 Trump responded to the news after an appearance in Chicago, telling reporters: "I think as far as ending the relationship, I have to do that because my view on immigration is much different than the people at NBC." Then, in a statement a few minutes later, he elaborated: "If NBC is so weak and so foolish to not understand the serious illegal immigration problem in the United States, coupled with the horrendous and unfair trade deals we are making with Mexico, then their contract violating closure of Miss Universe/Miss USA will be determined in court." "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best...They're sending people who have lots of problems," Trump said in the speech. Trump had portrayed some immigrants from Mexico as bringing drugs and crime to the country in his presidential kickoff speech. Its relationship with "Celebrity Apprentice" will continue, as Trump ceased his involvement with the reality show during his presidential bid.
– Donald Trump apparently doesn't have NBC's vote. This, from the company today: "At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values. Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump." The Miss USA pageant will not air on NBC on July 12 as previously scheduled, reports CNN. That pageant, along with Miss Universe, had been jointly owned by NBC and the GOP candidate, NBC News reports. The AP notes that Trump has said he will no longer appear on The Apprentice; per NBC, Celebrity Apprentice will continue without him. The news followed the creation of a petition that was asking for this very thing, and had garnered more than 215,000 signatures as of NBCUniversal's announcement. "I grew up wondering if Rachel and Ross would stay together, my favorite psychiatrist would finally have a relationship, and trying to figure out if George was really the master of his own domain," Guillermo Castaneda Jr. wrote in his Change.org plea to the network to cancel the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, as well as Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. "I watched show after show in the good and the bad times. … Which is why I am wondering as to why the Latinos are being treated as second class citizens."