New "Celebrity Apprentice" host Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday struck back at Donald Trump for ridiculing the low ratings of the show's premiere.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope you'll work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings. — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 6, 2017

Schwarzenegger's tweets came less than an hour after the president-elect posted his own thoughts about the show and Schwarzenegger.

Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got "swamped" (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT. So much for.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017

being a movie star-and that was season 1 compared to season 14. Now compare him to my season 1. But who cares, he supported Kasich & Hillary — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017

And to get his point across, Schwarzenegger posted a video on his Twitter account specifically earmarked for the president-elect.

Please study this quote from Lincoln's inaugural, @realDonaldTrump. It inspired me every day I was Governor, and I hope it inspires you. pic.twitter.com/QRoOFTZfQ9 — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 6, 2017

According to The Hill, Monday's premiere drew 4.9 million viewers – a 44 percent drop compared to the 2015 season premiere.