Arnold Schwarzenegger responds to Trump's tweet

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Arnold Schwarzenegger responded after 3pm to Trump's Friday morning tweet with a link to a 2006 article about him releasing his tax returns
He had done so in the run-up to his 2006 reelection campaign for California governor
Trump did not and, according to Kellyanne Conway, will not release tax returns
Trump had escalated his war of words against Schwarzenegger Friday morning
'Arnold Schwarzenegger did a really bad job as Governor of California and even worse on the Apprentice...but at least he tried hard!' he wrote
Comes a day after he asked attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast to pray for Arnold and 'for those ratings'

By Forrest Hanson and Francesca Chambers and Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:20 EST, 3 February 2017 | Updated: 19:19 EST, 3 February 2017

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Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be taking on Donald Trump on his chosen medium, Twitter.

Schwarzenegger shot back at Trump's Friday morning tweet that trashed his gubernatorial and reality TV hosting record a bit after 3pm.

But where Trump used words, Schwarzenegger opted for more of a 'mic drop' and simply linked to a 2006 article about how he released his tax records.

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No words needed: Arnold Schwarzenegger responded to Trump's twitter jab this morning by linking to a 2006 article discussing his release of his tax records during his 2006 reelection campaign

President Trump hit out at Arnold Schwarzenneger again Friday morning, in a tweet trashing his gubernatorial and reality TV hosting record

'I'll be back, Donald': Arnold Schwarzenegger escalated the war of words that has erupted between him and Donald Trump following Trump's ridicule of his 'Apprentice' ratings at the National Prayer Breakfast. Pictured: Schwarzenegger on Friday

Working off the stress: Schwarnegger taking a bike ride following Trump's decision to take his personal beef with Schwarzenegger into the spotlight

The Los Angeles Daily News article discusses how he earned around $17m in 2004 and his investment practices.

He released his records in the run up to his 2006 reelection campaign.

Donald Trump has not released his tax returns and his counselor Kellyanne Conway said that he does not plan to as of last week, the New York Times reported.

He'd previously said he would release them following an IRS audit.

He was the first presidential candidate since the early 1970s to not release his returns.

Earlier Friday morning, Trump tweeted: 'Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger did a really bad job as Governor of California and even worse on the Apprentice...but at least he tried hard!'

Schwarzenegger replaced Trump as host of the Celebrity Apprentice this season, after NBC severed their dies with the mogul in the wake of inflammatory statements he made on the campaign trail.

The new season of the show premiered this Monday, to low ratings - despite hopes that the controversy would cause more viewers to tune in.

Trump's tweet came a day after he hit out at Schwarzenegger at the National Prayer Breakfast, calling on the attendees to pray for Arnold and 'for those ratings.'

He skewered the movie star for running the television show into the ground this season, claiming, 'It's been a total disaster.'

Schwarzenegger responded to the diss by recording a video, proposing that they switch jobs if he is so worried about the Celebrity Apprentice's ratings.

'Hey Donald, I have a great idea. Why don't we switch jobs? You take over TV because you're such an expert in ratings, and I take over your job. And then, people can finally sleep comfortably again. Hmm?' Schwarzenegger said.

Schwarzenegger, a former governor of California, quickly responded with a dig of his own in a video message that he posted to Twitter. 'Hey Donald, I have a great idea. Why don't we switch jobs?

Schwarzenegger, 69, is an Austrian immigrant. He cannot hold the office of president because he's not a natural born U.S. citizen.

Trump started a fight with Schwarzenegger earlier this month, before he moved into the White House, on Twitter over his debut as host of 'The Celebrity Apprentice.'

The movie star's debut as host of The Celebrity Apprentice this month garnered 4.9 million viewers. Trump's premiere his last season, in 2015, attracted 6.5 million viewers.

The tweet comes a day after Trump asked attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast (above) to pray for Arnold and Celebrity Apprentice's ratings

Trump said the 'Terminator' actor was getting '"swamped" (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT.' Schwarzenegger encouraged him to 'work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings.'

After Burnett talked about the show's origins this morning in his introduction of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, the president reiterated his unhappiness with Schwarzenegger at the beginning of his own remarks.

'They hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to take my place. And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes,' he said.

Turning to Burnett, who had been seated next to him on the dias, Trump called Schwarzenegger a 'disaster' and said, 'Mark will never, ever bet against Trump again.'

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the president meant for the diss to be a 'light-hearted' jab at Burnett.

'I think if you look at the totality of his remarks, they were absolutely beautiful,' Spicer said. 'And I think to hone in on that it was a light-hearted moment he was trying to have with a big supporter of the National Prayer Breakfast and a personal friend.'

Trump's beef with Schwarzenegger is personal. The Republican politician supported Ohio Governor John Kasich in the GOP primary and refused to endorse Trump in the general.

His beef with Schwarzenegger is personal. The Republican politician supported Ohio Governor John Kasich in the GOP primary and refused to endorse Trump in the general.