Television: The Art Of The Real

Donald Trump doesn't hand out roses, but he does break hearts on the reality showdown The Apprentice

You don't touch the hand. That is one of the first things you learn if you endeavor to learn anything about Donald Trump. Despite his reputation as America's most public--and publicized--billionaire, the germ-phobic Trump hates to shake hands. So I am taken aback when, in the reception room of his Trump Tower office, he proffers his mitt. "You look like a clean guy," he says. (Little does he know I have a 2-year-old at home sneezing up a day-care center's worth of cold viruses. Sorry, Donald!)

This seems like a different man from the real estate and casino tycoon who tried...

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