Bodybuilding legend and Hollywood action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. His career in politics cost him millions of dollars in campaign funds and lost opportunities in the film industry. Moreover, he donated all his earnings as governor to charitable causes. 

Schwarzenegger believed he had a duty to serve the people and put his acting career on hold for seven years despite the financial costs. After his retirement from an active political career, he stayed outspoken about his beliefs in the public eye.

Arnold Schwarzenegger disapproved of the Trump presidency

Arnold Schwarzenegger heavily criticized Trump and declared the events of the Capitol Riots as his failure as a leader. Drawing on his experience from when he lived in Austria, he compared the riots to Kristallnacht, or ‘The Night of Broken Glass,’ in 1938. The seven-time Mr. Olympia issued a public statement through Twitter, stating the following.

“Growing up, I was surrounded by broken men drinking away the guilt over their participation in the most evil regime in history,” he said in the video. “Not all of them were evil anti-semites or Nazis. Many just went along step-by-step down the road. They were the people next door.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria two years after the end of World War II. His father struggled with alcoholism and the bodybuilder has shared on many occasions his violent and abusive tendencies. He explained that many men who came back from the war exhibited similar behavior.

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“My father and our neighbors were misled also with lies, and I know where such lies lead. President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever. The good thing is he will soon be as irrelevant as an old Tweet,” he claimed.

Schwarzenegger’s relationship with Trump

Former US President Donald Trump and bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger were initially close friends. But their relationship went off the rails shortly after Trump nominated himself as a presidential candidate.

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When Schwarzenegger made an appearance on Trump’s show Celebrity Apprentice in 2007, Trump described the then-governor as a “great friend.” In 2016, as the presidential elections grew closer, Schwarzenegger refused to endorse Trump and declared that he won’t be voting for him.

By the next year, the two celebrities were in a full-blown Twitter feud, with then-President Trump criticizing Schwarzenegger’s performance as the new Celebrity Apprentice host. Schwarzenegger, in turn, suggested that they switch jobs. This feud over ratings went on for months.

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Schwarzenegger also previously revealed that he and Trump would often watch pro-wrestling matches together. He claimed, “I think he really—he’s in love with me. That’s the reality of it. With Trump, he wants to be me.” For a long time now, the two haven’t seen eye-to-eye on matters.