‘Celebrity Apprentice’ alum Clay Aiken now calls himself a ‘f—ing dumbass’ for ever defending Donald Trump

Clay Aiken regrets ever defending Donald Trump.

The former American Idol contestant, who developed a close relationship with Trump during his time on Celebrity Apprentice, took to Twitter on Tuesday night to apologize for supporting the president. “Remember all those times I defended @realDonaldTrump and believed he was not actually racist?” he wrote. “Well… I am a f*****g dumbass. #imsorry”