Tom Arnold waxes lyrical about Trump's alleged racial slur tape in the jungle

"The weight of the free world is on your shoulders."
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Tom Arnold waxes lyrical about Trump's alleged racial slur tape in the jungle
Tom Arnold claims he has a tape of Donald Trump saying the N-word. Credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT

We know it seems unlikely, but Tom Arnold could've changed the U.S. election. As he keeps reminding us.

The actor is currently starring in the Australian version of absurd, jungle-based reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, and on Sunday's episode, claimed he had a tape of President Donald Trump saying the n-word, among other terrible things.

Having first spoke of the tapes (which he says also feature Trump saying the c-word and calling his son a derogatory name) on KIRO Radio back in December, Arnold reprised his claims while lounging in the jungle, shooting the sh*t with his fellow guests. As you do.

"I had all the outtakes from The Apprentice," he said, revealing that Hillary Clinton had called him two days before the election, asking him to release the tapes.

"[She] said, please release that. The weight of the free world is on your shoulders ... l said, let me think about it. I'd love to be a hero, but I can't hurt these families," he said, referring to the two editors and associate producer who put together the compilation of outtakes as a joke, not expecting Trump to win.

He was sent the tape by the production staff, who reportedly fear for their careers and litigation if it was to be made public.

"They’re scared of his people, they're scared they'll never work again, there’s a $5 million confidentiality agreement," he said.

Not that Arnold thinks the release of the tape would've made much of a difference, anyway.

"I don't think it would work. I don't think his people care. He already talked about sexually assaulting women," Arnold said.

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