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“Just Smash His Face Into the Table”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Once Proposed a Bizarre Idea To End His Feud With Former President Donald Trump

Published 09/16/2022, 11:45 AM EDT

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Arnold Schwarzenegger ventured into the hall of fame as an awe-inspiring bodybuilder. His poster-perfect physique combined with his stellar screen persona led him to become an eminent actor. He continued his great strides and entered the world of politics. What one probably didn’t know is the highly accomplished legend is also a person with a great sense of humor.

The bodybuilder-cum-actor-cum-Republican retired from politics after serving twice as the Governor of California. He doesn’t mind casting comments or criticism at his party counterparts if needed. This is regarding the feud between the former hosts of “Celebrity Apprentice” Arnold and the ex-President, Donald Trump.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger had a plan for Trump

Arnold and Trump knew each other casually for more than a decade. During Trump’s Presidential tenure, the executive order banning the entry of immigrants to the U.S. agitated Arnold. “I was in that position,” The Austrian Oak said. “It’s crazy and makes us look stupid when the White House is ill-prepared to put this kind of executive order out there.”

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Also, the “Governator” announced that he wouldn’t vote for Trump and instructed other Republicans to “choose your country over your party.”

The legend already had a long history of the feud with Trump. Once he came up with a peculiar thought to express his annoyance. “I called my assistant and said, ‘I think what we really should do is request a meeting and go back to New York.’ ” He pauses for a while. “ ’And then we just smash his face into the table.’ ” referring to Trump.

A brief of the duo’s Twitter war

Arnold always received Trump’s administration with sharp criticism. The opinion on banning immigrants was followed by a war of words between the two. Trump tried to taunt the actor-turned-host for the poor ratings the show, “Celebrity Apprentice” suffered after he left. The then President boasted of himself as the “rating machine.”

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Arnold gave it back in style on what he claims himself the best: ratings. He tweeted Trump should get back to work and work hard as much as he did for ratings.

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Also, Arnold voiced strongly about tackling climate change as it was good for the economy, public health, national security, and environmental protection. To enforce them at home, Schwarzenegger flew to Paris in 2015 for the UN Climate Change Conference and inked pacts as governor. It was something Trump overlooked during his tenure.

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Ramya Bachu

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Ramya Bachu is a US Sports author for Essentially Sports. Ramya has a Master’s degree in Psychology. She strongly believes in the power of discipline, consistency, and willingness to learn to achieve greater heights.
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