Donald Trump on Taylor Swift in "Apprentice in Wonderland": "I find her very beautiful."

Donald Trump shared his candid opinions about pop icon Taylor Swift in the recently published book "Apprentice in Wonderland."

Written by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, "Apprentice in Wonderland" explores numerous behind-the-scenes anecdotes of Trump during his tenure hosting the NBC show, highlighting its role in his path to the U.S. presidency. The book chronicles Trump's on-set outbursts, fixation on Debra Messing, and other revealing insights.

Here is Trump's interview where he describes Swift as "exceptionally beautiful" and "successful," despite her being openly liberal.

Setoodeh: What do you think about Taylor Swift? One of the most famous people right now.

Trump: Yeah, I think she’s beautiful, very beautiful. I find her very beautiful. I think she’s liberal. She probably doesn’t like Trump, but I hear she’s very talented. I think she’s very beautiful, actually, unusually beautiful.

Setoodeh: Do you like her music?

Trump: Don’t know it well, but she is liberal, or is that just an act?

Setoodeh: She’s liberal.

Trump: She’s legitimately liberal.

Setoodeh: I think so, yeah.

Trump: It’s not an act.

Setoodeh: No.

Trump: It surprises me, you know. It surprises me. It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal.

Setoodeh: Well, I think she’s sort of moved on from country ’cause now she’s more pop.

Trump: I think so. Garth Brooks is liberal.

Setoodeh: Uh huh.

Trump: Explain that, right?

Setoodeh: I don’t know how that happened.

Trump: I mean, how did that happen, right? But he’s liberal and so, you know, it’s one of those things. You know, I think she’s got a great star quality.