--- description: Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized President Trump's low approval ratings and challenged him to go see after-school programs in action title: Arnold Schwarzenegger Mocks Trump's Ratings and Challenges Him to a Middle-School Visit image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3f4a4e3d3217c05/6988bf2b86f68e7f3c6e3ea6/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Arnold Schwarzenegger Mocks President Trump's Approval Ratings and Challenges Him to a Middle-School Visit  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2017 12:42 PM CUT  Arnold Schwarzenegger visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on Jan. 30, 2017 in Universal City, California. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on Jan. 30, 2017 in Universal City, California.Noel Vasquez/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2017 12:42 PM CUT Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday mocked President Donald Trump’s [low approval ratings](http://time.com/4706573/donald-trump-poll-young-americans/ "undefined") and challenged him to go to a Washington D.C. middle school to see after-school programs in action, after they were placed on the chopping block in the President’s proposed budget. “Oh, Donald, the ratings are in, and you got swamped,” Schwarzenegger said in a [video](https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/844117670983360512 "undefined") Tuesday. “Wow. Now you’re [in the thirties](http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/gallup-poll-donald-trump-approval/ "undefined")?” “But what do you expect?” he added. “I mean, when you take away after-school programs from children and [Meals on Wheels](http://time.com/money/4703456/trump-budget-meals-on-wheels/ "undefined") from the poor people, that’s not what you call ‘making America great again.'” > [](https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/844117670983360512) The video is the [latest addition](http://time.com/4625886/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-abraham-lincoln/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") to an [ongoing feud](http://time.com/4657913/donald-trump-apprentice-prayer-breakfast-schwarzenegger/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") between the two men. Trump regularly criticized the ratings of _The New Celebrity Apprentice_ after Schwarzenegger took over as host earlier this year. The actor and former governor of California recently stepped down from the show after one season, prompting Trump to [taunt him for “pathetic” ratings](http://time.com/4691188/president-donald-trump-arnold-schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice/ "undefined"). “Let me give you some advice,” Schwarzenegger said Tuesday. “Go to a middle school, to Hart Middle School right in Washington, six miles away from the White House. I’ll take you there, so you can see the fantastic work that they’re doing for these children.” Schwarzenegger founded After-School All-Stars, a program that serves thousands of low-income students in 15 cities across the country, including at Hart Middle School. Trump’s [proposed budget](http://time.com/4703905/donald-trump-budget-proposal-cuts/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") includes a $1.2 billion cut to after-school and summer programs. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said last week that there’s no evidence after-school programs benefit student performance, but [research says otherwise](http://time.com/4704661/trump-budget-after-school-programs/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/"},"headline":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Mocks President Trump's Approval Ratings and Challenges Him to a Middle-School Visit","datePublished":"2017-03-21T12:42:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:56:42.697Z","description":"His challenge follows cuts to after-school programs in Trump's proposed budget","url":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Education","White House","Arnold Schwarzenegger","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3f4a4e3d3217c05/6988bf2b86f68e7f3c6e3ea6/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3f4a4e3d3217c05/6988bf2b86f68e7f3c6e3ea6/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits \"Extra\"","caption":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits \"Extra\"","creditText":"Noel Vasquez/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/","name":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Mocks President Trump's Approval Ratings and Challenges Him to a Middle-School Visit"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Trump Wants to Cut Foreign Aid, Boost Defense Spending","description":"President Trump’s budget for 2018 would slash funding on everything from Big Bird to foreign aid, while boosting support for the Pentagon and the construction of a border wall, the White House said Wednesday.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/97Sc6mEW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-03-16T16:06:55.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/97Sc6mEW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4707698/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-ratings-afterschool-programs/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```