'Rod, you're fired'

Rod Blagojevich, you're fired.

Again.

The ex-governor was given the boot Sunday night after he couldn't muster the magic to give his team a win as they worked to generate buzz for Universal Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter in episode four of "Celebrity Apprentice."

Blagojevich seemed doomed from the start after Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson called on him to be the team's project manager. Johnson had been critical of Blagojevich and reveled at the chance to set him up for failure.

Donald Trump was hesitant to fire Blagojevich, saying he thought the impeached ex-governor was afraid to offend potential jurors while competing.

"I think Rod is being overly nice because he has some pretty big things to do when we're finished with this," Trump said. "I think he's in a very tough position. I think you're a guy with great courage."

But Trump reluctantly gave Blagojevich the ax for leading the men to a third straight loss and failing to communicate with his team.

"It's pretty sad," said Trump of Blagojevich's performance.

"Rod," Trump ultimately said, "you're fired."

Blagojevich's technical difficulties were quickly becoming a running joke. For the second episode, he couldn't operate a computer at the most basic level, and this week he struggled to work a smartphone while his counterpart on the women's team was texting away.

His inability to function with a phone drew chuckles from CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, who was Trump's eyes on the scene.

"I can understand you're a little nervous about using the phone, but it seemed to go a little beyond that," she said, making light of the recorded phone conversations being used as evidence in Blagojevich's upcoming court case.

But Blagojevich's issues turned from punch line to problem as he struggled to delegate from Orlando while the team worked in New York. Even teammates who once found Blagojevich tolerable if not endearing grew sick of his inability to lead and apparently began to turn on him.

"He's a governor. That's------- unbelievable," celebrity chef Curtis Stone said.