Trump opens National Prayer Breakfast with talk of 'The Apprentice,' Arnold Schwarzenegger
At an event attended by thousands from countries around the world, President Donald Trump opened his Thursday remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast with talk of TV ratings.
The president noted his "tremendous success" as star of the reality show "Celebrity Apprentice." Trump hosted the show for 14 seasons, and followed up the fact of his success by noting the show's drop in ratings since his departure.
"We know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes. It's been a total disaster," Trump said. Actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has since rebooted the show.
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"And I want to just pray for Arnold if we can, for those ratings," he joked.
The Austria native was quick to respond to the president's remarks, suggesting they swap jobs:
The National Prayer Breakfast? pic.twitter.com/KYUqEZbJIE
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) February 2, 2017
Trump tweeted in January that the new host got "destroyed" in ratings compared to previous seasons.
Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got "swamped" (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT. So much for....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017
being a movie star-and that was season 1 compared to season 14. Now compare him to my season 1. But who cares, he supported Kasich & Hillary
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017
This is the president's first address to the National Prayer Breakfast.