Donald Trump acted Friday to boost the ratings of “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” which he executive-produces, by mocking new host Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In a pair of tweets, the president-elect called attention to his superior ratings over the former California governor’s subpar debut.
In so doing, he brought attention to the show among his 18.8 million followers. But the former Austrian body builder (with a girly 4 million followers) returned tweets.
Here’s the exchange.
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
Please study this quote from Lincoln’s inaugural, @realDonaldTrump. It inspired me every day I was Governor, and I hope it inspires you. pic.twitter.com/QRoOFTZfQ9
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 6, 2017
I wish you the best of luck and I hope you’ll work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 6, 2017
I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote from President Lincoln. We are not enemies. We are all Americans. pic.twitter.com/3bUlXGyAew
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) November 10, 2016
It wasn’t long before both came under review.