President Trump opened his remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday by asking the audience to pray for the low television ratings of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who succeeded him as the host of his reality show “The Apprentice.”
Trump was introduced by reality TV mogul and “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett, and at first riffed on the success the show saw when he was its host.
“When I ran for president, I had to leave the show, that’s when I knew for sure I was doing it, and they hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger to take my place,” Trump said. “And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes, it’s been a total disaster, and Mark will never, ever bet against Trump again. And I want to just pray for Arnold if we can, for those ratings, OK?”
