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Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen spoke of his time on the reality show The Celebrity Apprentice, previously hosted by now-President Donald Trump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\u201cI’ve never been fired until I spent some time with this man,\u201d Hansen said during his speech at the Oval Office on Thursday, June 11. \u201cIt was very humbling to say the least\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The reality star was in attendance for the president’s signing of a proclamation that will reopen nearly half a million square miles of protected waters to commercial fishing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen<\/a> looked back on President Donald Trump<\/a> once firing him on Celebrity Apprentice.<\/p>\nThe reality star, 60, attended the president’s Oval Office ceremony, where he signed a proclamation opening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing on Thursday, June 11.<\/p>\n
At the event, Hansen thanked Trump for his \u201cphenomenal\u201d support of fishermen and handed him a crew hat. \u201cYou’re one of us now,\u201d Hansen told him, as reported by Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Deadliest](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FKU.jM0xUxbi.xPSZmj6qg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/85516ee307b89e9c75da1d5681937266\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\nDeadliest Catch star Sig Hansen
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Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\nLater in his speech, Hansen recounted his time on the NBC reality show The Celebrity Apprentice<\/a>, previously hosted by Trump. \u201cI spent a couple of months with you on The Apprentice, and I saw your work ethic there,\u201d he said. \u201cI can’t fathom how you do all this. How you get the time to do what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cAnd representing us and helping the fishermen. It’s mind-boggling,\u201d Hansen continued. \u201cBecause I know you’ve got your hands full. And putting us on that pedestal and back our industry the way you have. It’s just phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n
He went on to explain that he’s been fishing since he was 12 and has \u201cnever been fired until I spent some time with this man,\u201d referring to Trump. \u201cIt was humbling to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did a great job,” Trump told Hansen, who briefly explained how the firing changed him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a better captain after that,\u201d Hansen noted, \u201cbecause I was very nice to my crew. I was very humbled when I was fired.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nSig Hansen on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’
Credit: NBC<\/i><\/p>\n
With the signing of the new proclamation, Trump targets marine protections put in place by former presidents George W. Bush<\/a>, Barack Obama<\/a> and Joe Biden<\/a> in an effort to protect fish stocks for future fishermen and boost the U.S. seafood industry.<\/p>\n\u201cHundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean were cut off for them,\u201d Trump said during Thursday’s ceremony. \u201cThey can’t fish. Other people could fish; they couldn’t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you imagine that? Did you ever think that was going to happen as you grew?\u201d he asked, looking at the group of fish industry workers present at the ceremony. \u201cThat some day they were going to take away the right for you to go fishing in the Pacific Ocean. What a bunch of dopes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The proclamation signed by Trump eliminates certain restrictions on fishing in the Islands Unit of Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, Mau and Ho’omalu Zones of the Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.<\/p>\n
Last year, Trump signed a proclamation<\/a> opening the waters<\/a> of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to U.S. commercial fishing.<\/p>\n
Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen spoke of his time on the reality show The Celebrity Apprentice, previously hosted by now-President Donald Trump<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
\u201cI’ve never been fired until I spent some time with this man,\u201d Hansen said during his speech at the Oval Office on Thursday, June 11. \u201cIt was very humbling to say the least\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The reality star was in attendance for the president’s signing of a proclamation that will reopen nearly half a million square miles of protected waters to commercial fishing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen<\/a> looked back on President Donald Trump<\/a> once firing him on Celebrity Apprentice.<\/p>\n The reality star, 60, attended the president’s Oval Office ceremony, where he signed a proclamation opening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing on Thursday, June 11.<\/p>\n At the event, Hansen thanked Trump for his \u201cphenomenal\u201d support of fishermen and handed him a crew hat. \u201cYou’re one of us now,\u201d Hansen told him, as reported by Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Later in his speech, Hansen recounted his time on the NBC reality show The Celebrity Apprentice<\/a>, previously hosted by Trump. \u201cI spent a couple of months with you on The Apprentice, and I saw your work ethic there,\u201d he said. \u201cI can’t fathom how you do all this. How you get the time to do what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd representing us and helping the fishermen. It’s mind-boggling,\u201d Hansen continued. \u201cBecause I know you’ve got your hands full. And putting us on that pedestal and back our industry the way you have. It’s just phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on to explain that he’s been fishing since he was 12 and has \u201cnever been fired until I spent some time with this man,\u201d referring to Trump. \u201cIt was humbling to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou did a great job,” Trump told Hansen, who briefly explained how the firing changed him.<\/p>\n \u201cI was a better captain after that,\u201d Hansen noted, \u201cbecause I was very nice to my crew. I was very humbled when I was fired.\u201d<\/p>\n Sig Hansen on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ With the signing of the new proclamation, Trump targets marine protections put in place by former presidents George W. Bush<\/a>, Barack Obama<\/a> and Joe Biden<\/a> in an effort to protect fish stocks for future fishermen and boost the U.S. seafood industry.<\/p>\n \u201cHundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean were cut off for them,\u201d Trump said during Thursday’s ceremony. \u201cThey can’t fish. Other people could fish; they couldn’t.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCould you imagine that? Did you ever think that was going to happen as you grew?\u201d he asked, looking at the group of fish industry workers present at the ceremony. \u201cThat some day they were going to take away the right for you to go fishing in the Pacific Ocean. What a bunch of dopes.\u201d<\/p>\n The proclamation signed by Trump eliminates certain restrictions on fishing in the Islands Unit of Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, Mau and Ho’omalu Zones of the Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.<\/p>\n Last year, Trump signed a proclamation<\/a> opening the waters<\/a> of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to U.S. commercial fishing.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Credit: Blair Bunting\/Discovery<\/i><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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