Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed who he’s voting for in the 2024 presidential election.
“I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians,” he explained on X, formerly Twitter on Wednesday morning.
The actor explained that he understood people wanted to hear from him because not only is he a celebrity, but he’s a former Republican Governor.
“My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California,” he continued. “That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.”
Schwarzenegger served as the Golden State’s governor from 2003 to 2011.
The “Terminator” star then became brutally honest, he revealed that he doesn’t like either political party right now.
“My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand,” he confessed.
While he’d love to “tune out,” he said he “can’t because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets.”
“To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he continued.
He then revealed he’s casting his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
“I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing,” he explained. “The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be p—ed!”
He then directed his post to former President Donald Trump’s politics.
“But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea – that won’t solve our problems.”
Schwarzenegger went on to say that another Trump presidency would mean “four more years of bulls–t with no results that make us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.”
“We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger,” he said. “That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you.”
Schwarzenegger said he wants to now “move forward as a country,” and even though he has “plenty of disagreements with their platform,” he believes their ticket is the only way forward.
“Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans,” he concluded.
