Trump Asks Nat’l Prayer Breakfast To ‘Pray’ For Arnold’s ‘Apprentice’ Ratings (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump, accompanied by television producer Mark Burnett, points to the crowd during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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In his opening remarks at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump asked the audience to “pray” that “Celebrity Apprentice” host Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ratings improve.

“I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings,” Trump said, to muted laughter.

The President was introduced at the annual meeting of faith leaders by “Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett. After thanking Burnett and his “beautiful” wife Roma Downey, Trump launched into a reminiscence about his “tremendous success” as the show’s host and his remorse about leaving the show to run for president.

He blamed Schwarzenegger, who replaced him, for sending the ratings “right down the tubes.”

The President is still listed as executive producer of the show.

Shortly after his address, a Schwarzenegger spokesman told ABC that the actor was “praying that President Trump can start improving his own approval ratings, which were the worst in history for an incoming President.”

Recent polls from Quinnipiac and Gallup show Trump with approval ratings below 50 percent, well below those of recent commanders-in-chief including George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Schwarzenegger also posted a short video to Twitter in which he asked Trump to “switch jobs” with him.

“You take over TV because you’re such an expert in ratings and I take over your job so that people can finally sleep comfortably again, hmm?” the “Terminator” actor and former California governor asked.

This post has been updated.

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