Lord Sugar brutally questions Donald Trump's credentials as a businessman in two-word dig

The Apprentice's Lord Alan Sugar has taken purpose astatine erstwhile US president Donald Trump, and his credentials arsenic a businessman, successful a scathing two-word putdown

Business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar has thrown a jab astatine the American president and erstwhile US Apprentice host, Donald Trump.

In a candid chat with The Times, the sharp-tongued media fig and entrepreneur didn't clasp backmost connected his sentiment of Trump's concern acumen.

Lord Sugar expressed his astonishment astatine Trump's governmental comeback, saying, "But I’m English and the mindset present is wholly different. You’ve got radical gathering Donald up arsenic this large businessman which, erstwhile helium was connected The Apprentice, helium wasn’t."

He conceded, "But they emotion him, truthful bully luck to him," the look of BBC's The Apprentice added.

Additionally, Lord Sugar recounted an almost-encounter with the ex-Apprentice chief, admitting his hesitation to attack owed to a dense information presence.

He shared, "I was 20 yards distant from Donald and my woman said, ‘Why don’t you spell and accidental hello?’" But, unfotunately, Lord Sugar's nerves got the champion of him: "Now, I’m not usually shy but I thought, ‘I can’t spell up, helium has astir 50 information guys astir him, they’ll drawback maine and resistance maine away.’"

The self-made concern mogul, who launched his electronics empire Amstrad astatine conscionable 21 successful 1968, besides reminisced astir his tenure arsenic president and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC from 1991 to 2001.

Yet, it's his stint arsenic the formidable 'boss' connected BBC One's The Apprentice that has genuinely cemented the entrepreneur's fame. As hopefuls conflict it retired for the hefty £250,000 prize crossed a bid of gruelling tasks, not each look palmy successful the agelong run.

Lord Sugar, however, harbours nary remorse for those whose ventures falter post-show. He declared: "I’m arrogant of the 5 (millionaires) and I don’t consciousness blameworthy astir the ones who failed. We’re not playing silly buggers here. This is the existent world and you’ve got to beryllium pugnacious to win."

Gear up for much cutthroat concern antics arsenic The Apprentice makes its expansive instrumentality contiguous for its 19th season.

Tune into BBC One astatine 9pm to ticker Lord Sugar alongside Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell.