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Arnold Schwarzenegger to Donald Trump: Think about hiring 'fact checker'

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't letting slide criticism about his performance on The New Celebrity Apprentice reality show even if it's coming from the president himself.

New Celebrity Apprentice host fires back at U.S. president following tweet about low ratings

Arnold Schwarzenegger told Trump to "think about hiring a new joke writer and a fact checker" following the president's tweet about the New Celebrity Apprentice host and former California governor. (Paul Drinkwater/The Associated Press)

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't letting slide criticism from Donald Trump about his performance on The New Celebrity Apprentice reality show telling the U.S. president to think about getting "a fact checker."

The host and former California governor said Friday he was leaving the show, blaming its association with Trumpfor tainting viewership and ratings.

Not surprisingly, the announcement was met with a tweet from Trump, who once hosted the long-running show and has stayed on as executive producer.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't voluntarily leaving the Apprentice, he was fired by his bad (pathetic) ratings, not by me," Donald Trump tweeted Saturday."Sad end to great show."

Schwarzenegger fired back online: ""You should think about hiring a new joke writer and a fact checker."

The most recent Apprentice seasonended last month, averagingfewer than fivemillion viewers perepisode. The ratings are thelowest of any of its celebrity versions.

"With Trump being involved in the show, people have a bad taste and don't want to participate as a spectator or as a sponsor or in any other way support the show,"Schwarzeneggersaid in an interview with the Empirewebsite. "It's a very divisive period now, and I think this show got caught up in all that division."

From left, Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tyra Banks from the New Celebrity Apprentice, which saw its lowest ratings this past season compared to previous celebrity versions of the show. (Luis Trinh/NBC/Associated Press)

The Terminator actor said Friday he wouldn't mind working with NBC and producer MarkBurnettagain "on a show that doesn't have this baggage."

Despite both being Republicans, Schwarzenegger did not endorse Trump during the American election campaign last year and made it clear he would not vote for him.

It's not the first time Trump has chastised the replacement host for his performance. Last month, the presidentdrew attention to the show's decrease in ratings, prompting another exchange with Schwarzeneggeronline.

With files from The Associated Press