President Donald Trump made headlines this morning after jokingly praying for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ratings on his version of, “The Apprentice”:
Trump spends part of speech at National Prayer Breakfast to talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger's ratings. Good grief.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) February 2, 2017
Watch:
Pres. Trump jokes about Arnold Schwarzenegger as host of "Apprentice": "I want to just pray for Arnold if we can for those ratings." pic.twitter.com/hNy115htJr
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Schwarzenegger quickly responded to the joke:
The National Prayer Breakfast? pic.twitter.com/KYUqEZbJIE
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) February 2, 2017
Along with a statement from his spokesperson:
Schwarzenegger spokesman in response to Pres. Trump: "Arnold is praying that President Trump can start improving his own approval ratings." pic.twitter.com/6jQrgZLm8g
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
But it was not all jokes and celebrity references. President Trump went on to praise William “Ryan” Owens, the Navy SEAL killed on last week’s anti-terror raid in Yemen:
Pres. Trump on Navy SEAL killed in Yemen: "He gave his life in defense of our people. Our debt to him and our debt to his family is eternal" pic.twitter.com/tjTPBOliuY
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Trump then went on to talk about his feud with Australian Prime Minister Turnbull and the importance of religious tolerance here at home:
Pres. Trump: "Our republic was formed on the basis that freedom is not a gift from government, but that freedom is a gift from God." pic.twitter.com/f7kyLWRQnM
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
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Pres. Trump: "Freedom of religion is a sacred right but it is also a right under threat all around us…the world is in trouble." pic.twitter.com/Kj5rDZ0NVZ
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Pres. Trump: "Don't worry about" tough phone calls he's having: "We're taken advantage of by every nation…it's not gonna happen anymore." pic.twitter.com/wQ4mSdBinc
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Pres. Trump: "We want people to come into our nation but we want people to love us and to love our values not to hate us." pic.twitter.com/Zb3ltxKOmj
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Pres. Trump: We'll develop a system to ensure people "admitted into our country fully embrace our values of religious and personal liberty." pic.twitter.com/GJZ9zPJUUh
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
Pres. Trump: "America must forever remain a tolerant society where all faiths are respected and where all of our citizens can feel safe." pic.twitter.com/SZ2MtR0jgx
— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2017
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