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NBC 're-evaluating' Trump's role on 'Celebrity Apprentice' after presidential announcement

NBCUniversal will "re-evaluate" Donald Trump's role as host of "Celebrity Apprentice" following his announcement that he will run for president in 2016, a network spokesperson told the On Media blog on Tuesday — but won't yet promise to cancel the show.

"We will re-evaluate Trump’s role as host of “Celebrity Apprentice” should it become necessary, as we are committed to this franchise," said Rebecca Marks, executive vice president of publicity for NBCUniversal Television Group.

Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he would run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 during a lengthy speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Throughout his speech, he touted his own wealth and success while roundly criticizing American politicians as being inept in dealing with America's economic and foreign policy problems.

“I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again,” Trump said to a packed crowd. “I will be the greatest jobs president God ever created,” he said.

NBC had said in March that it was planning to go ahead with production of Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," Season 15, despite the fact that the real estate mogul had announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee.

More to come.