Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took to Twitter to congratulate his “friend” Arnold Schwarzenegger after the action movie star and former governor of California was announced as the new host of the show for the 2016-17 season on Monday.
Here’s Trump’s response on Twitter:
Congrats to my friend @Schwarzenegger who is doing next season’s Celebrity Apprentice. He’ll be great & will raise lots of $ for charity.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2015
Trump previously hosted the program, but NBC Universal ended its relationship with Trump earlier this summer after the businessman described Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and drug dealers during his campaign announcement. An NBC executive later said that Trump could “absolutely not” return to hosting the program.
Trump added after his tweet to Schwarzenegger:
To all my fans, sorry I couldn’t do The Apprentice any longer—but equal time (presidential run) prohibits me from doing so. Love!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2015
