Republican Schwarzenegger backs Democrat Harris
31/10/2024 6:03
Action movie star and
former Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
threw his support on Wednesday behind Democratic candidate
Kamala Harris for U.S. president, saying "I will always be an
American before I am a Republican."
The "Terminator" star said he was offended by Republicans
who refused to concede that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election
and the Republican nominee's remark that America was "like a
garbage can for the rest of the world."
As governor, Schwarzenegger said, he learned to "love policy
and hate politics" and added "I hate politics more than ever."
He also said "I don't like either party right now," arguing
that neither would tackle U.S. budget deficits, and that some
Democrats' policies were leading to increased crime.
"I want to tune out," Schwarzenegger wrote. "But I can't."
"Because rejecting the results of an election is as
un-American as it gets." Calling America "a trash can for the
world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious," he added.
"And I will always be an American before I am a Republican,"
Schwarzenegger said. "That's why, this week, I am voting for
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz."
Trump made the "garbage can" comment when criticizing the
Biden/Harris administration's handling of the U.S.-Mexico
border, saying enforcement was so lax that other countries could
"dump people they don't want" in the United States.
Schwarzenegger immigrated to the U.S. from Austria and built
a successful body building career before starring in 1980s movie
mega-hits such as "Conan the Barbarian," "The Terminator" and
"Predator." He served as governor of California from 2003 to
2011.
The actor is one of several Hollywood stars who have
endorsed Harris.
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